Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Pasadena

Right now (4:48 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 South and SR-134 East, usually 34 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Pasadena 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	33	37	46	50	41	37	37	37	38	40	42	42	43	41	35	35	33
Tue	33	40	56	65	48	40	37	37	38	39	42	44	47	45	38	37	34
Wed	33	35	38	46	50	40	37	38	37	40	43	44	45	40	37	36	33
Thu	34	37	54	60	45	38	38	38	40	42	45	47	49	43	38	37	34
Fri	33	36	36	39	38	38	42	41	43	45	45	45	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	43	42	41	39	39	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	37	37	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Pasadena (via I-5 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 19 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 Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 33 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Pasadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	46	50	41	37	37	37	38	40	42	42	43	41	35	35	33
Tue	33	40	56	65	48	40	37	37	38	39	42	44	47	45	38	37	34
Wed	33	35	38	46	50	40	37	38	37	40	43	44	45	40	37	36	33
Thu	34	37	54	60	45	38	38	38	40	42	45	47	49	43	38	37	34
Fri	33	36	36	39	38	38	42	41	43	45	45	45	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	43	42	41	39	39	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	37	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	46	50	41	37	37	37	38	40	42	42	43	41	35	35	33
Tue	33	40	56	65	48	40	37	37	38	39	42	44	47	45	38	37	34
Wed	33	35	38	46	50	40	37	38	37	40	43	44	45	40	37	36	33
Thu	34	37	54	60	45	38	38	38	40	42	45	47	49	43	38	37	34
Fri	33	36	36	39	38	38	42	41	43	45	45	45	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	43	42	41	39	39	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	37	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	46	50	41	37	37	37	38	40	42	42	43	41	35	35	33
Tue	33	40	56	65	48	40	37	37	38	39	42	44	47	45	38	37	34
Wed	33	35	38	46	50	40	37	38	37	40	43	44	45	40	37	36	33
Thu	34	37	54	60	45	38	38	38	40	42	45	47	49	43	38	37	34
Fri	33	36	36	39	38	38	42	41	43	45	45	45	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	43	42	41	39	39	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	37	37	37	37	34