Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Norwalk

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Norwalk 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	49	55	69	69	61	61	62	63	65	82	100	104	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	44	62	85	87	70	63	61	62	67	92	109	117	109	93	66	53	46
Wed	43	58	72	75	72	62	59	61	66	85	91	97	94	85	64	54	44
Thu	45	59	82	78	69	66	62	68	74	102	112	117	115	96	58	54	45
Fri	44	55	70	70	66	62	65	71	92	109	112	110	111	84	64	56	48
Sat	46	47	48	50	57	59	65	68	78	84	86	75	73	65	59	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	55	63	66	70	67	66	61	62	58	57	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Norwalk (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 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	49	55	69	69	61	61	62	63	65	82	100	104	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	44	62	85	87	70	63	61	62	67	92	109	117	109	93	66	53	46
Wed	43	58	72	75	72	62	59	61	66	85	91	97	94	85	64	54	44
Thu	45	59	82	78	69	66	62	68	74	102	112	117	115	96	58	54	45
Fri	44	55	70	70	66	62	65	71	92	109	112	110	111	84	64	56	48
Sat	46	47	48	50	57	59	65	68	78	84	86	75	73	65	59	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	55	63	66	70	67	66	61	62	58	57	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	69	69	61	61	62	63	65	82	100	104	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	44	62	85	87	70	63	61	62	67	92	109	117	109	93	66	53	46
Wed	43	58	72	75	72	62	59	61	66	85	91	97	94	85	64	54	44
Thu	45	59	82	78	69	66	62	68	74	102	112	117	115	96	58	54	45
Fri	44	55	70	70	66	62	65	71	92	109	112	110	111	84	64	56	48
Sat	46	47	48	50	57	59	65	68	78	84	86	75	73	65	59	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	55	63	66	70	67	66	61	62	58	57	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	69	69	61	61	62	63	65	82	100	104	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	44	62	85	87	70	63	61	62	67	92	109	117	109	93	66	53	46
Wed	43	58	72	75	72	62	59	61	66	85	91	97	94	85	64	54	44
Thu	45	59	82	78	69	66	62	68	74	102	112	117	115	96	58	54	45
Fri	44	55	70	70	66	62	65	71	92	109	112	110	111	84	64	56	48
Sat	46	47	48	50	57	59	65	68	78	84	86	75	73	65	59	56	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	55	63	66	70	67	66	61	62	58	57	47