Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to LGB

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-405 South, usually 77 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 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	51	57	68	72	61	57	58	62	78	82	95	96	94	77	58	54	51
Tue	52	62	87	103	76	62	60	95	121	156	190	188	146	107	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	61	78	68	58	61	82	134	190	189	186	155	114	83	63	51
Thu	52	57	78	81	66	61	66	86	129	168	154	147	132	117	94	67	52
Fri	52	53	57	62	57	60	72	120	140	132	112	113	116	101	85	66	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	68	76	80	89	81	78	70	63	60	58	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	55	58	62	66	69	66	66	63	61	60	59	51

About this drive

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 197 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 19 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 197 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 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to LGB?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 197 minutes.

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	51	57	68	72	61	57	58	62	78	82	95	96	94	77	58	54	51
Tue	52	62	87	103	76	62	60	95	121	156	190	188	146	107	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	61	78	68	58	61	82	134	190	189	186	155	114	83	63	51
Thu	52	57	78	81	66	61	66	86	129	168	154	147	132	117	94	67	52
Fri	52	53	57	62	57	60	72	120	140	132	112	113	116	101	85	66	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	68	76	80	89	81	78	70	63	60	58	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	55	58	62	66	69	66	66	63	61	60	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	68	72	61	57	58	62	78	82	95	96	94	77	58	54	51
Tue	52	62	87	103	76	62	60	95	121	156	190	188	146	107	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	61	78	68	58	61	82	134	190	189	186	155	114	83	63	51
Thu	52	57	78	81	66	61	66	86	129	168	154	147	132	117	94	67	52
Fri	52	53	57	62	57	60	72	120	140	132	112	113	116	101	85	66	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	68	76	80	89	81	78	70	63	60	58	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	55	58	62	66	69	66	66	63	61	60	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	68	72	61	57	58	62	78	82	95	96	94	77	58	54	51
Tue	52	62	87	103	76	62	60	95	121	156	190	188	146	107	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	61	78	68	58	61	82	134	190	189	186	155	114	83	63	51
Thu	52	57	78	81	66	61	66	86	129	168	154	147	132	117	94	67	52
Fri	52	53	57	62	57	60	72	120	140	132	112	113	116	101	85	66	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	68	76	80	89	81	78	70	63	60	58	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	55	58	62	66	69	66	66	63	61	60	59	51