Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to San Dimas

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-210 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 31% 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 San Dimas 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	49	53	64	66	57	54	55	55	58	66	72	77	76	62	53	51	49
Tue	49	55	72	77	64	56	54	55	59	65	72	76	75	68	58	53	50
Wed	49	52	60	68	64	57	56	56	58	68	74	76	72	65	58	53	50
Thu	49	53	72	72	60	56	56	56	62	71	77	79	74	66	58	53	50
Fri	49	53	56	58	56	55	60	64	73	80	85	84	78	68	60	54	50
Sat	49	51	51	51	52	53	56	59	62	64	65	65	60	55	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	53	55	57	56	55	53	52	52	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Santa Clarita to San Dimas (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to San Dimas?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to San Dimas?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (43 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	49	53	64	66	57	54	55	55	58	66	72	77	76	62	53	51	49
Tue	49	55	72	77	64	56	54	55	59	65	72	76	75	68	58	53	50
Wed	49	52	60	68	64	57	56	56	58	68	74	76	72	65	58	53	50
Thu	49	53	72	72	60	56	56	56	62	71	77	79	74	66	58	53	50
Fri	49	53	56	58	56	55	60	64	73	80	85	84	78	68	60	54	50
Sat	49	51	51	51	52	53	56	59	62	64	65	65	60	55	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	53	55	57	56	55	53	52	52	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	64	66	57	54	55	55	58	66	72	77	76	62	53	51	49
Tue	49	55	72	77	64	56	54	55	59	65	72	76	75	68	58	53	50
Wed	49	52	60	68	64	57	56	56	58	68	74	76	72	65	58	53	50
Thu	49	53	72	72	60	56	56	56	62	71	77	79	74	66	58	53	50
Fri	49	53	56	58	56	55	60	64	73	80	85	84	78	68	60	54	50
Sat	49	51	51	51	52	53	56	59	62	64	65	65	60	55	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	53	55	57	56	55	53	52	52	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	64	66	57	54	55	55	58	66	72	77	76	62	53	51	49
Tue	49	55	72	77	64	56	54	55	59	65	72	76	75	68	58	53	50
Wed	49	52	60	68	64	57	56	56	58	68	74	76	72	65	58	53	50
Thu	49	53	72	72	60	56	56	56	62	71	77	79	74	66	58	53	50
Fri	49	53	56	58	56	55	60	64	73	80	85	84	78	68	60	54	50
Sat	49	51	51	51	52	53	56	59	62	64	65	65	60	55	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	53	55	57	56	55	53	52	52	53	49