Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Norwalk

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 18% 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	67	69	61	61	62	63	64	81	99	103	99	81	57	49	45
Tue	44	61	84	86	70	63	59	60	66	88	108	117	107	94	67	53	45
Wed	43	56	70	76	71	59	58	59	62	74	84	89	81	75	62	54	46
Thu	44	57	77	71	66	64	62	66	71	97	110	112	110	94	60	54	46
Fri	44	52	63	66	63	59	62	70	88	107	108	111	111	85	65	58	47
Sat	46	46	48	51	55	59	62	65	68	75	74	70	71	65	59	57	47
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	58	65	67	70	67	66	64	65	60	58	48

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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 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 12 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 70 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	67	69	61	61	62	63	64	81	99	103	99	81	57	49	45
Tue	44	61	84	86	70	63	59	60	66	88	108	117	107	94	67	53	45
Wed	43	56	70	76	71	59	58	59	62	74	84	89	81	75	62	54	46
Thu	44	57	77	71	66	64	62	66	71	97	110	112	110	94	60	54	46
Fri	44	52	63	66	63	59	62	70	88	107	108	111	111	85	65	58	47
Sat	46	46	48	51	55	59	62	65	68	75	74	70	71	65	59	57	47
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	58	65	67	70	67	66	64	65	60	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	67	69	61	61	62	63	64	81	99	103	99	81	57	49	45
Tue	44	61	84	86	70	63	59	60	66	88	108	117	107	94	67	53	45
Wed	43	56	70	76	71	59	58	59	62	74	84	89	81	75	62	54	46
Thu	44	57	77	71	66	64	62	66	71	97	110	112	110	94	60	54	46
Fri	44	52	63	66	63	59	62	70	88	107	108	111	111	85	65	58	47
Sat	46	46	48	51	55	59	62	65	68	75	74	70	71	65	59	57	47
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	58	65	67	70	67	66	64	65	60	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	67	69	61	61	62	63	64	81	99	103	99	81	57	49	45
Tue	44	61	84	86	70	63	59	60	66	88	108	117	107	94	67	53	45
Wed	43	56	70	76	71	59	58	59	62	74	84	89	81	75	62	54	46
Thu	44	57	77	71	66	64	62	66	71	97	110	112	110	94	60	54	46
Fri	44	52	63	66	63	59	62	70	88	107	108	111	111	85	65	58	47
Sat	46	46	48	51	55	59	62	65	68	75	74	70	71	65	59	57	47
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	58	65	67	70	67	66	64	65	60	58	48