Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to La Habra

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 South and SR-60 East, usually 85 at this time.

Only 12% 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 La Habra 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	56	71	87	89	78	71	71	70	74	77	79	81	75	68	62	59	56
Tue	54	79	108	117	105	86	75	75	79	105	114	110	87	73	68	62	57
Wed	54	71	88	104	107	87	83	82	82	105	108	108	98	79	66	62	57
Thu	55	74	102	115	98	82	77	77	97	115	118	113	98	78	67	66	58
Fri	55	67	79	87	80	78	79	102	118	116	111	106	97	76	79	71	63
Sat	57	59	60	60	65	72	77	87	105	98	100	109	108	92	85	69	56
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	63	73	80	85	86	90	78	71	72	71	68	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Santa Clarita to La Habra (via I-5 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 27 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to La Habra?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to La Habra?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 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	56	71	87	89	78	71	71	70	74	77	79	81	75	68	62	59	56
Tue	54	79	108	117	105	86	75	75	79	105	114	110	87	73	68	62	57
Wed	54	71	88	104	107	87	83	82	82	105	108	108	98	79	66	62	57
Thu	55	74	102	115	98	82	77	77	97	115	118	113	98	78	67	66	58
Fri	55	67	79	87	80	78	79	102	118	116	111	106	97	76	79	71	63
Sat	57	59	60	60	65	72	77	87	105	98	100	109	108	92	85	69	56
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	63	73	80	85	86	90	78	71	72	71	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	87	89	78	71	71	70	74	77	79	81	75	68	62	59	56
Tue	54	79	108	117	105	86	75	75	79	105	114	110	87	73	68	62	57
Wed	54	71	88	104	107	87	83	82	82	105	108	108	98	79	66	62	57
Thu	55	74	102	115	98	82	77	77	97	115	118	113	98	78	67	66	58
Fri	55	67	79	87	80	78	79	102	118	116	111	106	97	76	79	71	63
Sat	57	59	60	60	65	72	77	87	105	98	100	109	108	92	85	69	56
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	63	73	80	85	86	90	78	71	72	71	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	87	89	78	71	71	70	74	77	79	81	75	68	62	59	56
Tue	54	79	108	117	105	86	75	75	79	105	114	110	87	73	68	62	57
Wed	54	71	88	104	107	87	83	82	82	105	108	108	98	79	66	62	57
Thu	55	74	102	115	98	82	77	77	97	115	118	113	98	78	67	66	58
Fri	55	67	79	87	80	78	79	102	118	116	111	106	97	76	79	71	63
Sat	57	59	60	60	65	72	77	87	105	98	100	109	108	92	85	69	56
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	63	73	80	85	86	90	78	71	72	71	68	59