Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Gardena

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 41 minutes via I-405 South.

None 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	47	58	61	50	46	46	49	57	58	66	69	68	59	47	44	41
Tue	41	52	73	89	64	49	48	61	73	84	102	131	118	88	61	49	42
Wed	41	44	49	64	57	46	49	57	75	98	121	119	126	94	68	51	41
Thu	42	47	66	69	55	49	53	62	73	93	110	115	111	98	78	56	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	45	47	56	72	84	89	91	96	99	87	73	55	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	45	46	52	58	61	65	64	62	58	51	48	47	40
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	43	47	50	52	54	53	53	50	49	49	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Gardena (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (66 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 16 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 41 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 41 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Gardena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 134 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	58	61	50	46	46	49	57	58	66	69	68	59	47	44	41
Tue	41	52	73	89	64	49	48	61	73	84	102	131	118	88	61	49	42
Wed	41	44	49	64	57	46	49	57	75	98	121	119	126	94	68	51	41
Thu	42	47	66	69	55	49	53	62	73	93	110	115	111	98	78	56	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	45	47	56	72	84	89	91	96	99	87	73	55	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	45	46	52	58	61	65	64	62	58	51	48	47	40
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	43	47	50	52	54	53	53	50	49	49	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	58	61	50	46	46	49	57	58	66	69	68	59	47	44	41
Tue	41	52	73	89	64	49	48	61	73	84	102	131	118	88	61	49	42
Wed	41	44	49	64	57	46	49	57	75	98	121	119	126	94	68	51	41
Thu	42	47	66	69	55	49	53	62	73	93	110	115	111	98	78	56	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	45	47	56	72	84	89	91	96	99	87	73	55	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	45	46	52	58	61	65	64	62	58	51	48	47	40
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	43	47	50	52	54	53	53	50	49	49	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	58	61	50	46	46	49	57	58	66	69	68	59	47	44	41
Tue	41	52	73	89	64	49	48	61	73	84	102	131	118	88	61	49	42
Wed	41	44	49	64	57	46	49	57	75	98	121	119	126	94	68	51	41
Thu	42	47	66	69	55	49	53	62	73	93	110	115	111	98	78	56	42
Fri	42	43	46	48	45	47	56	72	84	89	91	96	99	87	73	55	43
Sat	42	43	43	43	45	46	52	58	61	65	64	62	58	51	48	47	40
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	43	47	50	52	54	53	53	50	49	49	47	41