Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 16% 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	51	61	65	55	54	54	53	55	62	69	73	71	62	49	44	41
Tue	40	56	75	82	65	57	52	52	55	65	76	84	78	71	55	46	41
Wed	40	49	61	71	66	54	52	51	54	62	67	70	68	63	53	47	42
Thu	40	51	69	67	61	56	55	56	60	71	79	82	83	72	52	48	42
Fri	40	48	55	58	54	51	54	60	68	78	77	80	80	67	55	50	43
Sat	41	42	44	46	49	51	54	57	60	62	62	58	61	56	52	49	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	46	51	57	59	61	59	58	55	56	53	51	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 40 minutes and up to 84 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (63 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 16 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 40 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 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	51	61	65	55	54	54	53	55	62	69	73	71	62	49	44	41
Tue	40	56	75	82	65	57	52	52	55	65	76	84	78	71	55	46	41
Wed	40	49	61	71	66	54	52	51	54	62	67	70	68	63	53	47	42
Thu	40	51	69	67	61	56	55	56	60	71	79	82	83	72	52	48	42
Fri	40	48	55	58	54	51	54	60	68	78	77	80	80	67	55	50	43
Sat	41	42	44	46	49	51	54	57	60	62	62	58	61	56	52	49	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	46	51	57	59	61	59	58	55	56	53	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	61	65	55	54	54	53	55	62	69	73	71	62	49	44	41
Tue	40	56	75	82	65	57	52	52	55	65	76	84	78	71	55	46	41
Wed	40	49	61	71	66	54	52	51	54	62	67	70	68	63	53	47	42
Thu	40	51	69	67	61	56	55	56	60	71	79	82	83	72	52	48	42
Fri	40	48	55	58	54	51	54	60	68	78	77	80	80	67	55	50	43
Sat	41	42	44	46	49	51	54	57	60	62	62	58	61	56	52	49	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	46	51	57	59	61	59	58	55	56	53	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	61	65	55	54	54	53	55	62	69	73	71	62	49	44	41
Tue	40	56	75	82	65	57	52	52	55	65	76	84	78	71	55	46	41
Wed	40	49	61	71	66	54	52	51	54	62	67	70	68	63	53	47	42
Thu	40	51	69	67	61	56	55	56	60	71	79	82	83	72	52	48	42
Fri	40	48	55	58	54	51	54	60	68	78	77	80	80	67	55	50	43
Sat	41	42	44	46	49	51	54	57	60	62	62	58	61	56	52	49	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	46	51	57	59	61	59	58	55	56	53	51	43