Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:50 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 134 at this time.

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.

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 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (102 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 36 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 139 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 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 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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