Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Gardena

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 8% 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

Minutes from Santa Clarita to Gardena by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	78	68	52	45	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	41	80	107	84	57	45	43	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	46	47	43
Wed	42	43	51	59	53	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	40
Thu	44	70	98	73	45	43	42	42	43	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	43
Fri	42	45	48	46	42	44	47	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	46	43
Sat	43	46	46	44	45	45	47	52	53	46	46	46	46	44	42	44	40
Sun	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	46	47	49	48	48	45	45	45	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Gardena (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Gardena?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Gardena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	78	68	52	45	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	41	80	107	84	57	45	43	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	46	47	43
Wed	42	43	51	59	53	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	40
Thu	44	70	98	73	45	43	42	42	43	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	43
Fri	42	45	48	46	42	44	47	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	46	43
Sat	43	46	46	44	45	45	47	52	53	46	46	46	46	44	42	44	40
Sun	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	46	47	49	48	48	45	45	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	78	68	52	45	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	41	80	107	84	57	45	43	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	46	47	43
Wed	42	43	51	59	53	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	40
Thu	44	70	98	73	45	43	42	42	43	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	43
Fri	42	45	48	46	42	44	47	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	46	43
Sat	43	46	46	44	45	45	47	52	53	46	46	46	46	44	42	44	40
Sun	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	46	47	49	48	48	45	45	45	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	61	78	68	52	45	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	41	80	107	84	57	45	43	43	43	43	43	44	46	47	46	47	43
Wed	42	43	51	59	53	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	40
Thu	44	70	98	73	45	43	42	42	43	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	43
Fri	42	45	48	46	42	44	47	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	46	43
Sat	43	46	46	44	45	45	47	52	53	46	46	46	46	44	42	44	40
Sun	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	46	47	49	48	48	45	45	45	46	42