Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Inglewood

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-405 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 4% 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	38	48	52	42	38	38	40	44	45	49	52	51	46	38	36	33
Tue	33	44	62	78	55	40	39	45	52	52	65	86	90	74	50	40	34
Wed	33	36	41	52	49	38	40	44	51	62	75	91	99	78	56	42	33
Thu	34	39	56	60	46	41	44	47	50	57	74	93	96	85	67	47	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	37	38	46	50	56	60	73	85	87	77	62	46	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	49	51	53	51	48	43	40	39	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	35	38	41	43	45	45	43	41	40	40	39	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 99 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (53 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 12 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 99 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 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Inglewood?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 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	38	48	52	42	38	38	40	44	45	49	52	51	46	38	36	33
Tue	33	44	62	78	55	40	39	45	52	52	65	86	90	74	50	40	34
Wed	33	36	41	52	49	38	40	44	51	62	75	91	99	78	56	42	33
Thu	34	39	56	60	46	41	44	47	50	57	74	93	96	85	67	47	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	37	38	46	50	56	60	73	85	87	77	62	46	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	49	51	53	51	48	43	40	39	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	35	38	41	43	45	45	43	41	40	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	48	52	42	38	38	40	44	45	49	52	51	46	38	36	33
Tue	33	44	62	78	55	40	39	45	52	52	65	86	90	74	50	40	34
Wed	33	36	41	52	49	38	40	44	51	62	75	91	99	78	56	42	33
Thu	34	39	56	60	46	41	44	47	50	57	74	93	96	85	67	47	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	37	38	46	50	56	60	73	85	87	77	62	46	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	49	51	53	51	48	43	40	39	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	35	38	41	43	45	45	43	41	40	40	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	48	52	42	38	38	40	44	45	49	52	51	46	38	36	33
Tue	33	44	62	78	55	40	39	45	52	52	65	86	90	74	50	40	34
Wed	33	36	41	52	49	38	40	44	51	62	75	91	99	78	56	42	33
Thu	34	39	56	60	46	41	44	47	50	57	74	93	96	85	67	47	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	37	38	46	50	56	60	73	85	87	77	62	46	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	49	51	53	51	48	43	40	39	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	35	38	41	43	45	45	43	41	40	40	39	34