Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Long Beach

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 67 minutes via I-405 South, usually 77 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 Long Beach 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	57	68	72	62	58	59	63	80	84	97	98	96	78	59	55	52
Tue	53	63	86	103	77	63	61	98	128	166	200	192	148	108	74	61	53
Wed	52	55	62	78	68	59	62	83	142	201	197	188	155	115	83	63	52
Thu	53	57	79	81	67	62	67	87	136	173	157	148	132	116	94	68	53
Fri	53	54	57	62	58	61	73	125	145	133	113	113	116	100	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	69	77	80	90	81	78	71	63	60	59	52
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	55	59	63	67	69	67	67	63	61	61	60	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 202 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Long Beach?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

Santa Clarita to Long Beach over Thanksgiving: when to leave →

More drives

Long Beach to Santa Clarita (return trip) · Santa Clarita to Los Angeles · Santa Clarita to Santa Monica · Santa Clarita to Pasadena · 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 · Santa Clarita to Culver City

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	57	68	72	62	58	59	63	80	84	97	98	96	78	59	55	52
Tue	53	63	86	103	77	63	61	98	128	166	200	192	148	108	74	61	53
Wed	52	55	62	78	68	59	62	83	142	201	197	188	155	115	83	63	52
Thu	53	57	79	81	67	62	67	87	136	173	157	148	132	116	94	68	53
Fri	53	54	57	62	58	61	73	125	145	133	113	113	116	100	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	69	77	80	90	81	78	71	63	60	59	52
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	55	59	63	67	69	67	67	63	61	61	60	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	68	72	62	58	59	63	80	84	97	98	96	78	59	55	52
Tue	53	63	86	103	77	63	61	98	128	166	200	192	148	108	74	61	53
Wed	52	55	62	78	68	59	62	83	142	201	197	188	155	115	83	63	52
Thu	53	57	79	81	67	62	67	87	136	173	157	148	132	116	94	68	53
Fri	53	54	57	62	58	61	73	125	145	133	113	113	116	100	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	69	77	80	90	81	78	71	63	60	59	52
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	55	59	63	67	69	67	67	63	61	61	60	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	68	72	62	58	59	63	80	84	97	98	96	78	59	55	52
Tue	53	63	86	103	77	63	61	98	128	166	200	192	148	108	74	61	53
Wed	52	55	62	78	68	59	62	83	142	201	197	188	155	115	83	63	52
Thu	53	57	79	81	67	62	67	87	136	173	157	148	132	116	94	68	53
Fri	53	54	57	62	58	61	73	125	145	133	113	113	116	100	85	67	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	59	69	77	80	90	81	78	71	63	60	59	52
Sun	53	53	53	53	56	55	59	63	67	69	67	67	63	61	61	60	52