Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rialto

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-210 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Rialto 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	73	78	89	91	84	81	82	83	86	102	115	113	108	90	80	76	73
Tue	73	81	100	106	91	83	81	83	87	101	113	115	109	95	85	79	74
Wed	73	78	87	92	91	84	83	84	88	104	113	115	112	96	84	78	74
Thu	74	80	100	101	86	83	81	84	91	110	121	127	116	98	86	80	75
Fri	74	79	82	84	83	83	90	96	111	131	136	133	115	100	88	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	77	77	80	84	87	92	95	96	95	92	83	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	75	75	77	78	80	82	84	82	82	78	77	77	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rialto (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 73 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Rialto?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (50 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	91	84	81	82	83	86	102	115	113	108	90	80	76	73
Tue	73	81	100	106	91	83	81	83	87	101	113	115	109	95	85	79	74
Wed	73	78	87	92	91	84	83	84	88	104	113	115	112	96	84	78	74
Thu	74	80	100	101	86	83	81	84	91	110	121	127	116	98	86	80	75
Fri	74	79	82	84	83	83	90	96	111	131	136	133	115	100	88	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	77	77	80	84	87	92	95	96	95	92	83	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	75	75	77	78	80	82	84	82	82	78	77	77	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	91	84	81	82	83	86	102	115	113	108	90	80	76	73
Tue	73	81	100	106	91	83	81	83	87	101	113	115	109	95	85	79	74
Wed	73	78	87	92	91	84	83	84	88	104	113	115	112	96	84	78	74
Thu	74	80	100	101	86	83	81	84	91	110	121	127	116	98	86	80	75
Fri	74	79	82	84	83	83	90	96	111	131	136	133	115	100	88	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	77	77	80	84	87	92	95	96	95	92	83	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	75	75	77	78	80	82	84	82	82	78	77	77	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	91	84	81	82	83	86	102	115	113	108	90	80	76	73
Tue	73	81	100	106	91	83	81	83	87	101	113	115	109	95	85	79	74
Wed	73	78	87	92	91	84	83	84	88	104	113	115	112	96	84	78	74
Thu	74	80	100	101	86	83	81	84	91	110	121	127	116	98	86	80	75
Fri	74	79	82	84	83	83	90	96	111	131	136	133	115	100	88	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	77	77	80	84	87	92	95	96	95	92	83	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	75	75	77	78	80	82	84	82	82	78	77	77	78	74