Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Whittier

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Whittier 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	53	67	83	83	71	70	69	70	72	81	88	92	86	76	61	55	51
Tue	50	74	100	103	84	74	70	70	72	87	96	106	97	86	69	59	53
Wed	50	66	80	89	84	70	69	69	73	86	90	93	92	83	67	59	52
Thu	51	69	94	99	80	72	71	75	81	95	101	109	105	90	66	61	53
Fri	51	66	76	79	73	70	73	82	95	102	102	100	100	83	70	64	56
Sat	52	54	55	59	68	70	77	80	89	88	87	81	81	74	69	63	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	61	68	75	81	83	84	79	72	73	70	65	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (19 to 44 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 central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 50 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 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	53	67	83	83	71	70	69	70	72	81	88	92	86	76	61	55	51
Tue	50	74	100	103	84	74	70	70	72	87	96	106	97	86	69	59	53
Wed	50	66	80	89	84	70	69	69	73	86	90	93	92	83	67	59	52
Thu	51	69	94	99	80	72	71	75	81	95	101	109	105	90	66	61	53
Fri	51	66	76	79	73	70	73	82	95	102	102	100	100	83	70	64	56
Sat	52	54	55	59	68	70	77	80	89	88	87	81	81	74	69	63	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	61	68	75	81	83	84	79	72	73	70	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	83	83	71	70	69	70	72	81	88	92	86	76	61	55	51
Tue	50	74	100	103	84	74	70	70	72	87	96	106	97	86	69	59	53
Wed	50	66	80	89	84	70	69	69	73	86	90	93	92	83	67	59	52
Thu	51	69	94	99	80	72	71	75	81	95	101	109	105	90	66	61	53
Fri	51	66	76	79	73	70	73	82	95	102	102	100	100	83	70	64	56
Sat	52	54	55	59	68	70	77	80	89	88	87	81	81	74	69	63	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	61	68	75	81	83	84	79	72	73	70	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	83	83	71	70	69	70	72	81	88	92	86	76	61	55	51
Tue	50	74	100	103	84	74	70	70	72	87	96	106	97	86	69	59	53
Wed	50	66	80	89	84	70	69	69	73	86	90	93	92	83	67	59	52
Thu	51	69	94	99	80	72	71	75	81	95	101	109	105	90	66	61	53
Fri	51	66	76	79	73	70	73	82	95	102	102	100	100	83	70	64	56
Sat	52	54	55	59	68	70	77	80	89	88	87	81	81	74	69	63	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	61	68	75	81	83	84	79	72	73	70	65	54