Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to San Pedro

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-405 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Pedro 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	74	92	79	61	53	52	51	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	50	48
Tue	48	101	122	95	66	53	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	55	54	56	51
Wed	50	53	62	71	62	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	48
Thu	52	91	114	82	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	51	52	54	51
Fri	50	54	57	54	50	53	56	53	53	53	53	55	54	53	53	56	51
Sat	52	55	55	53	54	53	55	62	62	55	55	55	55	52	50	53	48
Sun	50	52	51	49	51	52	52	54	55	57	56	56	53	54	54	55	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Santa Clarita to San Pedro (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Pedro 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 Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to San Pedro?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Pedro to Santa Clarita (return trip) · Santa Clarita to Los Angeles · Santa Clarita to Santa Monica · Santa Clarita to Pasadena · Santa Clarita to Long Beach · Santa Clarita to West Covina · Santa Clarita to Burbank · Santa Clarita to Glendale · Santa Clarita to Van Nuys · Santa Clarita to Torrance · Santa Clarita to LAX · Santa Clarita to Hollywood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	74	92	79	61	53	52	51	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	50	48
Tue	48	101	122	95	66	53	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	55	54	56	51
Wed	50	53	62	71	62	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	48
Thu	52	91	114	82	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	51	52	54	51
Fri	50	54	57	54	50	53	56	53	53	53	53	55	54	53	53	56	51
Sat	52	55	55	53	54	53	55	62	62	55	55	55	55	52	50	53	48
Sun	50	52	51	49	51	52	52	54	55	57	56	56	53	54	54	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	74	92	79	61	53	52	51	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	50	48
Tue	48	101	122	95	66	53	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	55	54	56	51
Wed	50	53	62	71	62	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	48
Thu	52	91	114	82	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	51	52	54	51
Fri	50	54	57	54	50	53	56	53	53	53	53	55	54	53	53	56	51
Sat	52	55	55	53	54	53	55	62	62	55	55	55	55	52	50	53	48
Sun	50	52	51	49	51	52	52	54	55	57	56	56	53	54	54	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	74	92	79	61	53	52	51	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	50	48
Tue	48	101	122	95	66	53	51	51	51	52	52	52	54	55	54	56	51
Wed	50	53	62	71	62	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	48
Thu	52	91	114	82	53	51	50	50	51	50	51	52	53	51	52	54	51
Fri	50	54	57	54	50	53	56	53	53	53	53	55	54	53	53	56	51
Sat	52	55	55	53	54	53	55	62	62	55	55	55	55	52	50	53	48
Sun	50	52	51	49	51	52	52	54	55	57	56	56	53	54	54	55	50