Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to SNA

Right now (6:08 pm PST): about 111 minutes via I-5 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 33% 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 SNA 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	69	89	106	100	85	85	83	85	86	98	114	118	110	96	77	69	66
Tue	65	102	124	115	96	88	82	83	87	104	123	132	119	105	85	73	66
Wed	64	90	111	105	97	84	83	81	85	94	103	109	99	93	82	74	66
Thu	65	93	118	104	94	89	87	89	91	111	122	128	122	105	80	75	66
Fri	65	84	95	92	85	82	85	91	104	119	121	124	123	100	85	77	68
Sat	66	68	70	74	78	82	85	87	92	96	95	91	91	86	81	77	68
Sun	66	66	66	67	70	75	82	89	92	94	93	90	87	87	82	79	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Santa Clarita to SNA (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 64 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to SNA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	89	106	100	85	85	83	85	86	98	114	118	110	96	77	69	66
Tue	65	102	124	115	96	88	82	83	87	104	123	132	119	105	85	73	66
Wed	64	90	111	105	97	84	83	81	85	94	103	109	99	93	82	74	66
Thu	65	93	118	104	94	89	87	89	91	111	122	128	122	105	80	75	66
Fri	65	84	95	92	85	82	85	91	104	119	121	124	123	100	85	77	68
Sat	66	68	70	74	78	82	85	87	92	96	95	91	91	86	81	77	68
Sun	66	66	66	67	70	75	82	89	92	94	93	90	87	87	82	79	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	89	106	100	85	85	83	85	86	98	114	118	110	96	77	69	66
Tue	65	102	124	115	96	88	82	83	87	104	123	132	119	105	85	73	66
Wed	64	90	111	105	97	84	83	81	85	94	103	109	99	93	82	74	66
Thu	65	93	118	104	94	89	87	89	91	111	122	128	122	105	80	75	66
Fri	65	84	95	92	85	82	85	91	104	119	121	124	123	100	85	77	68
Sat	66	68	70	74	78	82	85	87	92	96	95	91	91	86	81	77	68
Sun	66	66	66	67	70	75	82	89	92	94	93	90	87	87	82	79	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	89	106	100	85	85	83	85	86	98	114	118	110	96	77	69	66
Tue	65	102	124	115	96	88	82	83	87	104	123	132	119	105	85	73	66
Wed	64	90	111	105	97	84	83	81	85	94	103	109	99	93	82	74	66
Thu	65	93	118	104	94	89	87	89	91	111	122	128	122	105	80	75	66
Fri	65	84	95	92	85	82	85	91	104	119	121	124	123	100	85	77	68
Sat	66	68	70	74	78	82	85	87	92	96	95	91	91	86	81	77	68
Sun	66	66	66	67	70	75	82	89	92	94	93	90	87	87	82	79	68