Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Seal Beach

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Seal Beach 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	58	63	73	79	68	65	65	72	98	111	124	130	120	89	65	62	57
Tue	58	67	92	109	84	70	67	117	159	205	228	202	158	116	80	67	58
Wed	57	60	68	83	75	66	68	98	179	229	231	202	167	125	91	70	57
Thu	58	63	85	86	73	68	73	99	168	192	174	158	139	124	101	74	58
Fri	58	59	62	68	64	67	82	149	167	148	119	117	121	105	91	73	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	62	65	76	84	89	99	89	86	76	69	66	65	57
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	61	65	68	72	75	71	69	67	67	67	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Seal Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 231 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 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 Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 231 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Seal Beach?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 231 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 231 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	58	63	73	79	68	65	65	72	98	111	124	130	120	89	65	62	57
Tue	58	67	92	109	84	70	67	117	159	205	228	202	158	116	80	67	58
Wed	57	60	68	83	75	66	68	98	179	229	231	202	167	125	91	70	57
Thu	58	63	85	86	73	68	73	99	168	192	174	158	139	124	101	74	58
Fri	58	59	62	68	64	67	82	149	167	148	119	117	121	105	91	73	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	62	65	76	84	89	99	89	86	76	69	66	65	57
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	61	65	68	72	75	71	69	67	67	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	73	79	68	65	65	72	98	111	124	130	120	89	65	62	57
Tue	58	67	92	109	84	70	67	117	159	205	228	202	158	116	80	67	58
Wed	57	60	68	83	75	66	68	98	179	229	231	202	167	125	91	70	57
Thu	58	63	85	86	73	68	73	99	168	192	174	158	139	124	101	74	58
Fri	58	59	62	68	64	67	82	149	167	148	119	117	121	105	91	73	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	62	65	76	84	89	99	89	86	76	69	66	65	57
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	61	65	68	72	75	71	69	67	67	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	73	79	68	65	65	72	98	111	124	130	120	89	65	62	57
Tue	58	67	92	109	84	70	67	117	159	205	228	202	158	116	80	67	58
Wed	57	60	68	83	75	66	68	98	179	229	231	202	167	125	91	70	57
Thu	58	63	85	86	73	68	73	99	168	192	174	158	139	124	101	74	58
Fri	58	59	62	68	64	67	82	149	167	148	119	117	121	105	91	73	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	62	65	76	84	89	99	89	86	76	69	66	65	57
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	61	65	68	72	75	71	69	67	67	67	66	58