Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to LGB

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-405 South, usually 58 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.

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	79	97	82	63	56	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	54	53	51
Tue	51	109	127	99	69	56	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	57	60	54
Wed	53	56	65	75	65	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	51
Thu	55	98	117	85	56	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	55	55	57	54
Fri	53	57	60	57	53	57	59	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	56	59	54
Sat	55	58	58	56	56	56	59	66	65	58	58	58	58	55	53	55	50
Sun	52	54	54	52	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	61	56	57	57	58	52

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 130 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 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 22 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 130 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 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to LGB?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

LGB to Santa Clarita (return trip) · Santa Clarita to Los Angeles · Santa Clarita to Santa Monica · Santa Clarita to Pasadena · Santa Clarita to Long Beach · Santa Clarita to West Covina · Santa Clarita to Burbank · Santa Clarita to Glendale · Santa Clarita to Van Nuys · Santa Clarita to Torrance · Santa Clarita to LAX · Santa Clarita to Hollywood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	79	97	82	63	56	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	54	53	51
Tue	51	109	127	99	69	56	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	57	60	54
Wed	53	56	65	75	65	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	51
Thu	55	98	117	85	56	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	55	55	57	54
Fri	53	57	60	57	53	57	59	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	56	59	54
Sat	55	58	58	56	56	56	59	66	65	58	58	58	58	55	53	55	50
Sun	52	54	54	52	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	61	56	57	57	58	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	79	97	82	63	56	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	54	53	51
Tue	51	109	127	99	69	56	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	57	60	54
Wed	53	56	65	75	65	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	51
Thu	55	98	117	85	56	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	55	55	57	54
Fri	53	57	60	57	53	57	59	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	56	59	54
Sat	55	58	58	56	56	56	59	66	65	58	58	58	58	55	53	55	50
Sun	52	54	54	52	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	61	56	57	57	58	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	79	97	82	63	56	54	54	55	56	55	54	54	55	54	53	51
Tue	51	109	127	99	69	56	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	57	60	54
Wed	53	56	65	75	65	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	51
Thu	55	98	117	85	56	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	55	55	57	54
Fri	53	57	60	57	53	57	59	57	57	57	56	58	57	56	56	59	54
Sat	55	58	58	56	56	56	59	66	65	58	58	58	58	55	53	55	50
Sun	52	54	54	52	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	61	56	57	57	58	52