Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Fresno
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 179 minutes via SR-99 North and I-5 North, usually 180 at this time.
Only 54% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 177 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 185 | 187 | 189 | 191 | 190 | 192 | 188 | 190 | 191 | 189 | 186 | 180 |
| Tue | 177 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 185 | 188 | 189 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 178 | 180 | 181 | 179 | 171 |
| Wed | 176 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 183 | 185 | 188 | 186 | 185 | 183 | 182 | 181 | 180 | 181 | 173 |
| Thu | 176 | 179 | 178 | 178 | 181 | 182 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 182 | 181 | 178 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 170 |
| Fri | 178 | 182 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 184 | 187 | 189 | 193 | 191 | 187 | 178 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 174 | 170 |
| Sat | 176 | 176 | 177 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 172 | 171 | 169 | 170 |
| Sun | 170 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 178 | 177 | 175 | 181 | 180 | 175 | 172 | 171 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 190-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Fresno (via SR-99 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 170 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 188 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (181 minutes).
About 173 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita to central Fresno along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.
Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.
Questions
What is the best time to drive from Santa Clarita to Fresno?
On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 170 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Fresno?
The 190-mile drive usually takes 170 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 188 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Fresno?
Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-99 North in Bakersfield (26 miles) · SR-99 North in Fresno (14 miles) · SR-41 North in Fresno (1.3 miles)
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