Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-405 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 8% 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 61-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 219 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (107 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 219 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 219 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 219 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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