Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to LGB

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 78 minutes via I-405 South, usually 74 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Santa Clarita to LGB (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 99 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGB to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita to LGB 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	52	64	82	80	71	62	61	62	65	71	79	83	79	68	58	54	52
Tue	51	66	91	86	76	65	62	63	68	76	89	96	91	77	63	56	52
Wed	51	64	82	82	74	66	63	64	69	78	90	95	89	77	64	57	52
Thu	52	65	86	84	73	66	64	67	71	81	94	99	93	79	66	58	52
Fri	52	61	74	72	66	65	68	73	80	89	95	94	86	76	67	59	53
Sat	52	52	54	55	56	60	66	70	72	72	72	71	68	64	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	55	59	64	66	68	67	64	62	61	58	57	52

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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 51 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	82	80	71	62	61	62	65	71	79	83	79	68	58	54	52
Tue	51	66	91	86	76	65	62	63	68	76	89	96	91	77	63	56	52
Wed	51	64	82	82	74	66	63	64	69	78	90	95	89	77	64	57	52
Thu	52	65	86	84	73	66	64	67	71	81	94	99	93	79	66	58	52
Fri	52	61	74	72	66	65	68	73	80	89	95	94	86	76	67	59	53
Sat	52	52	54	55	56	60	66	70	72	72	72	71	68	64	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	55	59	64	66	68	67	64	62	61	58	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	82	80	71	62	61	62	65	71	79	83	79	68	58	54	52
Tue	51	66	91	86	76	65	62	63	68	76	89	96	91	77	63	56	52
Wed	51	64	82	82	74	66	63	64	69	78	90	95	89	77	64	57	52
Thu	52	65	86	84	73	66	64	67	71	81	94	99	93	79	66	58	52
Fri	52	61	74	72	66	65	68	73	80	89	95	94	86	76	67	59	53
Sat	52	52	54	55	56	60	66	70	72	72	72	71	68	64	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	55	59	64	66	68	67	64	62	61	58	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	82	80	71	62	61	62	65	71	79	83	79	68	58	54	52
Tue	51	66	91	86	76	65	62	63	68	76	89	96	91	77	63	56	52
Wed	51	64	82	82	74	66	63	64	69	78	90	95	89	77	64	57	52
Thu	52	65	86	84	73	66	64	67	71	81	94	99	93	79	66	58	52
Fri	52	61	74	72	66	65	68	73	80	89	95	94	86	76	67	59	53
Sat	52	52	54	55	56	60	66	70	72	72	72	71	68	64	59	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	55	59	64	66	68	67	64	62	61	58	57	52