Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rowland Heights

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 South and SR-60 East, usually 53 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Rowland Heights 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	50	63	77	82	72	66	64	64	66	71	74	77	69	62	56	53	50
Tue	48	69	91	106	95	78	68	68	72	98	106	102	80	66	61	55	51
Wed	48	63	77	93	98	79	75	75	74	98	100	100	91	72	60	56	52
Thu	49	65	89	102	90	75	69	70	88	107	110	103	89	71	60	60	52
Fri	49	59	71	79	73	70	71	93	107	107	102	98	89	69	71	65	56
Sat	51	53	53	53	58	64	69	77	97	89	92	96	98	85	76	66	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	67	75	76	74	80	71	67	69	64	62	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rowland Heights (via I-5 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Rowland Heights?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 48 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 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	50	63	77	82	72	66	64	64	66	71	74	77	69	62	56	53	50
Tue	48	69	91	106	95	78	68	68	72	98	106	102	80	66	61	55	51
Wed	48	63	77	93	98	79	75	75	74	98	100	100	91	72	60	56	52
Thu	49	65	89	102	90	75	69	70	88	107	110	103	89	71	60	60	52
Fri	49	59	71	79	73	70	71	93	107	107	102	98	89	69	71	65	56
Sat	51	53	53	53	58	64	69	77	97	89	92	96	98	85	76	66	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	67	75	76	74	80	71	67	69	64	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	63	77	82	72	66	64	64	66	71	74	77	69	62	56	53	50
Tue	48	69	91	106	95	78	68	68	72	98	106	102	80	66	61	55	51
Wed	48	63	77	93	98	79	75	75	74	98	100	100	91	72	60	56	52
Thu	49	65	89	102	90	75	69	70	88	107	110	103	89	71	60	60	52
Fri	49	59	71	79	73	70	71	93	107	107	102	98	89	69	71	65	56
Sat	51	53	53	53	58	64	69	77	97	89	92	96	98	85	76	66	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	67	75	76	74	80	71	67	69	64	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	63	77	82	72	66	64	64	66	71	74	77	69	62	56	53	50
Tue	48	69	91	106	95	78	68	68	72	98	106	102	80	66	61	55	51
Wed	48	63	77	93	98	79	75	75	74	98	100	100	91	72	60	56	52
Thu	49	65	89	102	90	75	69	70	88	107	110	103	89	71	60	60	52
Fri	49	59	71	79	73	70	71	93	107	107	102	98	89	69	71	65	56
Sat	51	53	53	53	58	64	69	77	97	89	92	96	98	85	76	66	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	67	75	76	74	80	71	67	69	64	62	52