Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Inglewood

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Inglewood 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	33	46	63	57	43	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	33
Tue	33	60	86	73	48	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	35	41	47	45	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	33
Thu	36	53	78	63	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	36	36	35
Fri	34	37	39	37	34	36	39	37	37	36	36	38	37	36	36	37	35
Sat	35	37	37	36	36	36	38	43	43	38	37	37	38	36	34	36	33
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	37	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Inglewood (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 86 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Inglewood?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 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	33	46	63	57	43	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	33
Tue	33	60	86	73	48	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	35	41	47	45	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	33
Thu	36	53	78	63	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	36	36	35
Fri	34	37	39	37	34	36	39	37	37	36	36	38	37	36	36	37	35
Sat	35	37	37	36	36	36	38	43	43	38	37	37	38	36	34	36	33
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	63	57	43	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	33
Tue	33	60	86	73	48	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	35	41	47	45	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	33
Thu	36	53	78	63	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	36	36	35
Fri	34	37	39	37	34	36	39	37	37	36	36	38	37	36	36	37	35
Sat	35	37	37	36	36	36	38	43	43	38	37	37	38	36	34	36	33
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	63	57	43	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	33
Tue	33	60	86	73	48	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	35	41	47	45	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	33
Thu	36	53	78	63	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	36	36	35
Fri	34	37	39	37	34	36	39	37	37	36	36	38	37	36	36	37	35
Sat	35	37	37	36	36	36	38	43	43	38	37	37	38	36	34	36	33
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	37	37	37	34