Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Montebello

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Montebello 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	42	51	65	65	55	53	54	53	55	61	63	66	62	58	47	43	41
Tue	40	57	78	82	65	57	54	53	55	63	68	71	71	64	52	46	42
Wed	40	50	61	65	66	55	53	53	56	63	67	68	70	63	54	47	41
Thu	41	53	74	76	62	55	55	57	61	67	71	74	76	66	52	48	42
Fri	41	49	55	59	56	53	57	62	69	73	71	71	72	63	53	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	47	52	53	57	59	63	63	63	59	61	56	53	50	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	48	51	57	61	63	62	60	53	54	51	51	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Montebello (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 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 to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Montebello?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (32 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	42	51	65	65	55	53	54	53	55	61	63	66	62	58	47	43	41
Tue	40	57	78	82	65	57	54	53	55	63	68	71	71	64	52	46	42
Wed	40	50	61	65	66	55	53	53	56	63	67	68	70	63	54	47	41
Thu	41	53	74	76	62	55	55	57	61	67	71	74	76	66	52	48	42
Fri	41	49	55	59	56	53	57	62	69	73	71	71	72	63	53	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	47	52	53	57	59	63	63	63	59	61	56	53	50	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	48	51	57	61	63	62	60	53	54	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	65	65	55	53	54	53	55	61	63	66	62	58	47	43	41
Tue	40	57	78	82	65	57	54	53	55	63	68	71	71	64	52	46	42
Wed	40	50	61	65	66	55	53	53	56	63	67	68	70	63	54	47	41
Thu	41	53	74	76	62	55	55	57	61	67	71	74	76	66	52	48	42
Fri	41	49	55	59	56	53	57	62	69	73	71	71	72	63	53	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	47	52	53	57	59	63	63	63	59	61	56	53	50	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	48	51	57	61	63	62	60	53	54	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	65	65	55	53	54	53	55	61	63	66	62	58	47	43	41
Tue	40	57	78	82	65	57	54	53	55	63	68	71	71	64	52	46	42
Wed	40	50	61	65	66	55	53	53	56	63	67	68	70	63	54	47	41
Thu	41	53	74	76	62	55	55	57	61	67	71	74	76	66	52	48	42
Fri	41	49	55	59	56	53	57	62	69	73	71	71	72	63	53	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	47	52	53	57	59	63	63	63	59	61	56	53	50	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	48	51	57	61	63	62	60	53	54	51	51	43