Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-405 South, usually 89 at this time.

None 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	58	67	79	81	69	65	66	71	89	94	107	108	104	85	65	62	58
Tue	59	75	102	112	85	71	68	108	136	167	197	200	158	117	82	68	59
Wed	58	62	71	89	75	66	69	94	146	196	205	201	167	125	92	70	58
Thu	59	67	90	90	74	70	75	97	142	181	168	158	143	127	102	74	59
Fri	59	61	65	70	65	69	82	135	155	146	123	121	125	110	94	74	60
Sat	60	60	61	61	63	66	77	86	90	100	91	88	79	71	68	66	58
Sun	59	59	59	59	62	62	66	70	74	77	74	74	71	69	68	67	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 212 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm 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 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 30 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 212 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 212 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 212 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 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	58	67	79	81	69	65	66	71	89	94	107	108	104	85	65	62	58
Tue	59	75	102	112	85	71	68	108	136	167	197	200	158	117	82	68	59
Wed	58	62	71	89	75	66	69	94	146	196	205	201	167	125	92	70	58
Thu	59	67	90	90	74	70	75	97	142	181	168	158	143	127	102	74	59
Fri	59	61	65	70	65	69	82	135	155	146	123	121	125	110	94	74	60
Sat	60	60	61	61	63	66	77	86	90	100	91	88	79	71	68	66	58
Sun	59	59	59	59	62	62	66	70	74	77	74	74	71	69	68	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	67	79	81	69	65	66	71	89	94	107	108	104	85	65	62	58
Tue	59	75	102	112	85	71	68	108	136	167	197	200	158	117	82	68	59
Wed	58	62	71	89	75	66	69	94	146	196	205	201	167	125	92	70	58
Thu	59	67	90	90	74	70	75	97	142	181	168	158	143	127	102	74	59
Fri	59	61	65	70	65	69	82	135	155	146	123	121	125	110	94	74	60
Sat	60	60	61	61	63	66	77	86	90	100	91	88	79	71	68	66	58
Sun	59	59	59	59	62	62	66	70	74	77	74	74	71	69	68	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	67	79	81	69	65	66	71	89	94	107	108	104	85	65	62	58
Tue	59	75	102	112	85	71	68	108	136	167	197	200	158	117	82	68	59
Wed	58	62	71	89	75	66	69	94	146	196	205	201	167	125	92	70	58
Thu	59	67	90	90	74	70	75	97	142	181	168	158	143	127	102	74	59
Fri	59	61	65	70	65	69	82	135	155	146	123	121	125	110	94	74	60
Sat	60	60	61	61	63	66	77	86	90	100	91	88	79	71	68	66	58
Sun	59	59	59	59	62	62	66	70	74	77	74	74	71	69	68	67	59