Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Glendale

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Glendale 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	28	32	42	44	35	32	31	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	29	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	60	43	34	31	30	31	31	31	32	36	36	32	32	29
Wed	28	30	33	41	46	33	31	31	30	31	31	32	35	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	33	50	55	39	32	31	31	32	32	34	36	40	35	31	31	29
Fri	28	31	31	33	32	32	35	34	36	35	34	35	36	34	32	31	30
Sat	28	30	30	30	29	30	33	36	36	34	34	31	32	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	37	37	36	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Glendale (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 28 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	42	44	35	32	31	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	29	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	60	43	34	31	30	31	31	31	32	36	36	32	32	29
Wed	28	30	33	41	46	33	31	31	30	31	31	32	35	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	33	50	55	39	32	31	31	32	32	34	36	40	35	31	31	29
Fri	28	31	31	33	32	32	35	34	36	35	34	35	36	34	32	31	30
Sat	28	30	30	30	29	30	33	36	36	34	34	31	32	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	37	37	36	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	42	44	35	32	31	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	29	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	60	43	34	31	30	31	31	31	32	36	36	32	32	29
Wed	28	30	33	41	46	33	31	31	30	31	31	32	35	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	33	50	55	39	32	31	31	32	32	34	36	40	35	31	31	29
Fri	28	31	31	33	32	32	35	34	36	35	34	35	36	34	32	31	30
Sat	28	30	30	30	29	30	33	36	36	34	34	31	32	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	37	37	36	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	42	44	35	32	31	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	29	29	28
Tue	28	36	53	60	43	34	31	30	31	31	31	32	36	36	32	32	29
Wed	28	30	33	41	46	33	31	31	30	31	31	32	35	33	31	30	28
Thu	29	33	50	55	39	32	31	31	32	32	34	36	40	35	31	31	29
Fri	28	31	31	33	32	32	35	34	36	35	34	35	36	34	32	31	30
Sat	28	30	30	30	29	30	33	36	36	34	34	31	32	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	37	37	36	31	31	31	31	29