Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to South Gate

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 25% 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 South Gate 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	41	52	65	70	58	53	52	51	52	53	51	53	52	50	46	44	42
Tue	41	57	79	90	71	60	53	52	51	58	60	62	62	55	49	46	43
Wed	41	50	58	75	74	58	54	53	52	58	60	61	65	57	48	45	42
Thu	42	54	75	83	67	56	52	52	57	62	64	66	68	57	49	48	42
Fri	41	50	54	59	55	53	56	60	67	68	64	63	63	56	54	51	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	53	57	62	66	65	65	63	63	60	53	49	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	54	57	58	60	57	52	53	53	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Clarita to South Gate (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 33 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to South Gate?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 41 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to South Gate?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 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	41	52	65	70	58	53	52	51	52	53	51	53	52	50	46	44	42
Tue	41	57	79	90	71	60	53	52	51	58	60	62	62	55	49	46	43
Wed	41	50	58	75	74	58	54	53	52	58	60	61	65	57	48	45	42
Thu	42	54	75	83	67	56	52	52	57	62	64	66	68	57	49	48	42
Fri	41	50	54	59	55	53	56	60	67	68	64	63	63	56	54	51	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	53	57	62	66	65	65	63	63	60	53	49	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	54	57	58	60	57	52	53	53	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	65	70	58	53	52	51	52	53	51	53	52	50	46	44	42
Tue	41	57	79	90	71	60	53	52	51	58	60	62	62	55	49	46	43
Wed	41	50	58	75	74	58	54	53	52	58	60	61	65	57	48	45	42
Thu	42	54	75	83	67	56	52	52	57	62	64	66	68	57	49	48	42
Fri	41	50	54	59	55	53	56	60	67	68	64	63	63	56	54	51	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	53	57	62	66	65	65	63	63	60	53	49	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	54	57	58	60	57	52	53	53	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	65	70	58	53	52	51	52	53	51	53	52	50	46	44	42
Tue	41	57	79	90	71	60	53	52	51	58	60	62	62	55	49	46	43
Wed	41	50	58	75	74	58	54	53	52	58	60	61	65	57	48	45	42
Thu	42	54	75	83	67	56	52	52	57	62	64	66	68	57	49	48	42
Fri	41	50	54	59	55	53	56	60	67	68	64	63	63	56	54	51	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	53	57	62	66	65	65	63	63	60	53	49	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	54	57	58	60	57	52	53	53	51	44