Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Ontario

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 72 minutes via I-210 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 32% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Ontario (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 63 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Ontario?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (44 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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