Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Pico Rivera 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	42	50	63	64	55	53	53	53	54	62	68	73	69	61	48	43	41
Tue	40	56	76	82	65	57	53	53	54	65	76	82	78	70	53	47	42
Wed	39	50	59	66	67	55	53	53	55	65	69	72	73	67	53	47	41
Thu	41	52	73	76	62	55	54	57	61	73	79	85	85	72	51	48	42
Fri	40	49	55	59	56	53	56	61	70	80	78	79	80	67	54	51	44
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	52	56	58	62	65	64	60	62	57	52	49	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	51	56	60	62	61	59	53	54	52	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 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 to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 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	42	50	63	64	55	53	53	53	54	62	68	73	69	61	48	43	41
Tue	40	56	76	82	65	57	53	53	54	65	76	82	78	70	53	47	42
Wed	39	50	59	66	67	55	53	53	55	65	69	72	73	67	53	47	41
Thu	41	52	73	76	62	55	54	57	61	73	79	85	85	72	51	48	42
Fri	40	49	55	59	56	53	56	61	70	80	78	79	80	67	54	51	44
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	52	56	58	62	65	64	60	62	57	52	49	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	51	56	60	62	61	59	53	54	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	63	64	55	53	53	53	54	62	68	73	69	61	48	43	41
Tue	40	56	76	82	65	57	53	53	54	65	76	82	78	70	53	47	42
Wed	39	50	59	66	67	55	53	53	55	65	69	72	73	67	53	47	41
Thu	41	52	73	76	62	55	54	57	61	73	79	85	85	72	51	48	42
Fri	40	49	55	59	56	53	56	61	70	80	78	79	80	67	54	51	44
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	52	56	58	62	65	64	60	62	57	52	49	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	51	56	60	62	61	59	53	54	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	63	64	55	53	53	53	54	62	68	73	69	61	48	43	41
Tue	40	56	76	82	65	57	53	53	54	65	76	82	78	70	53	47	42
Wed	39	50	59	66	67	55	53	53	55	65	69	72	73	67	53	47	41
Thu	41	52	73	76	62	55	54	57	61	73	79	85	85	72	51	48	42
Fri	40	49	55	59	56	53	56	61	70	80	78	79	80	67	54	51	44
Sat	42	43	44	46	51	52	56	58	62	65	64	60	62	57	52	49	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	51	56	60	62	61	59	53	54	52	50	43