Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Monterey Park

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Monterey Park 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	35	43	53	56	48	44	44	43	44	49	53	54	55	47	42	37	36
Tue	35	46	62	74	59	49	44	44	44	54	57	59	62	55	45	40	37
Wed	35	41	47	56	60	48	45	44	45	52	57	59	62	53	44	40	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	55	46	44	44	48	55	61	63	65	56	47	43	37
Fri	35	41	44	48	46	44	46	51	53	60	58	60	58	49	46	43	39
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	47	52	53	50	50	50	49	44	42	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	49	47	43	44	43	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Monterey Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 74 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 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 Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Monterey Park?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 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	35	43	53	56	48	44	44	43	44	49	53	54	55	47	42	37	36
Tue	35	46	62	74	59	49	44	44	44	54	57	59	62	55	45	40	37
Wed	35	41	47	56	60	48	45	44	45	52	57	59	62	53	44	40	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	55	46	44	44	48	55	61	63	65	56	47	43	37
Fri	35	41	44	48	46	44	46	51	53	60	58	60	58	49	46	43	39
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	47	52	53	50	50	50	49	44	42	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	49	47	43	44	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	53	56	48	44	44	43	44	49	53	54	55	47	42	37	36
Tue	35	46	62	74	59	49	44	44	44	54	57	59	62	55	45	40	37
Wed	35	41	47	56	60	48	45	44	45	52	57	59	62	53	44	40	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	55	46	44	44	48	55	61	63	65	56	47	43	37
Fri	35	41	44	48	46	44	46	51	53	60	58	60	58	49	46	43	39
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	47	52	53	50	50	50	49	44	42	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	49	47	43	44	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	53	56	48	44	44	43	44	49	53	54	55	47	42	37	36
Tue	35	46	62	74	59	49	44	44	44	54	57	59	62	55	45	40	37
Wed	35	41	47	56	60	48	45	44	45	52	57	59	62	53	44	40	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	55	46	44	44	48	55	61	63	65	56	47	43	37
Fri	35	41	44	48	46	44	46	51	53	60	58	60	58	49	46	43	39
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	47	52	53	50	50	50	49	44	42	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	49	47	43	44	43	42	38