Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Huntington Beach 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	75	88	102	100	91	92	91	92	93	106	123	125	118	103	84	76	72
Tue	71	94	120	117	101	93	90	90	95	112	127	135	126	111	91	78	73
Wed	71	88	105	102	103	92	90	91	97	109	116	120	117	111	97	83	72
Thu	72	92	118	114	99	93	91	97	98	122	132	138	135	114	88	82	73
Fri	71	86	99	98	93	89	93	99	116	127	129	126	128	105	90	83	76
Sat	73	74	76	79	87	89	95	97	106	108	109	100	99	92	87	83	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	81	86	94	99	101	100	97	90	90	85	83	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (26 to 39 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 71 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	102	100	91	92	91	92	93	106	123	125	118	103	84	76	72
Tue	71	94	120	117	101	93	90	90	95	112	127	135	126	111	91	78	73
Wed	71	88	105	102	103	92	90	91	97	109	116	120	117	111	97	83	72
Thu	72	92	118	114	99	93	91	97	98	122	132	138	135	114	88	82	73
Fri	71	86	99	98	93	89	93	99	116	127	129	126	128	105	90	83	76
Sat	73	74	76	79	87	89	95	97	106	108	109	100	99	92	87	83	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	81	86	94	99	101	100	97	90	90	85	83	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	102	100	91	92	91	92	93	106	123	125	118	103	84	76	72
Tue	71	94	120	117	101	93	90	90	95	112	127	135	126	111	91	78	73
Wed	71	88	105	102	103	92	90	91	97	109	116	120	117	111	97	83	72
Thu	72	92	118	114	99	93	91	97	98	122	132	138	135	114	88	82	73
Fri	71	86	99	98	93	89	93	99	116	127	129	126	128	105	90	83	76
Sat	73	74	76	79	87	89	95	97	106	108	109	100	99	92	87	83	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	81	86	94	99	101	100	97	90	90	85	83	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	102	100	91	92	91	92	93	106	123	125	118	103	84	76	72
Tue	71	94	120	117	101	93	90	90	95	112	127	135	126	111	91	78	73
Wed	71	88	105	102	103	92	90	91	97	109	116	120	117	111	97	83	72
Thu	72	92	118	114	99	93	91	97	98	122	132	138	135	114	88	82	73
Fri	71	86	99	98	93	89	93	99	116	127	129	126	128	105	90	83	76
Sat	73	74	76	79	87	89	95	97	106	108	109	100	99	92	87	83	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	81	86	94	99	101	100	97	90	90	85	83	74