Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Yorba Linda 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	63	74	89	87	78	77	77	77	80	89	99	103	95	84	71	65	62
Tue	60	83	104	106	89	81	77	79	81	94	106	111	102	92	75	68	62
Wed	60	75	91	94	91	80	78	80	81	94	101	101	98	89	76	69	62
Thu	61	78	105	100	89	82	80	82	86	101	110	113	110	94	73	70	63
Fri	60	73	82	84	81	77	81	85	98	110	110	106	104	89	76	72	65
Sat	62	65	66	69	73	74	78	80	85	88	89	82	83	77	73	71	62
Sun	61	61	62	62	64	69	71	77	79	82	80	79	74	75	73	72	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Yorba Linda?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 60 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 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	63	74	89	87	78	77	77	77	80	89	99	103	95	84	71	65	62
Tue	60	83	104	106	89	81	77	79	81	94	106	111	102	92	75	68	62
Wed	60	75	91	94	91	80	78	80	81	94	101	101	98	89	76	69	62
Thu	61	78	105	100	89	82	80	82	86	101	110	113	110	94	73	70	63
Fri	60	73	82	84	81	77	81	85	98	110	110	106	104	89	76	72	65
Sat	62	65	66	69	73	74	78	80	85	88	89	82	83	77	73	71	62
Sun	61	61	62	62	64	69	71	77	79	82	80	79	74	75	73	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	74	89	87	78	77	77	77	80	89	99	103	95	84	71	65	62
Tue	60	83	104	106	89	81	77	79	81	94	106	111	102	92	75	68	62
Wed	60	75	91	94	91	80	78	80	81	94	101	101	98	89	76	69	62
Thu	61	78	105	100	89	82	80	82	86	101	110	113	110	94	73	70	63
Fri	60	73	82	84	81	77	81	85	98	110	110	106	104	89	76	72	65
Sat	62	65	66	69	73	74	78	80	85	88	89	82	83	77	73	71	62
Sun	61	61	62	62	64	69	71	77	79	82	80	79	74	75	73	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	74	89	87	78	77	77	77	80	89	99	103	95	84	71	65	62
Tue	60	83	104	106	89	81	77	79	81	94	106	111	102	92	75	68	62
Wed	60	75	91	94	91	80	78	80	81	94	101	101	98	89	76	69	62
Thu	61	78	105	100	89	82	80	82	86	101	110	113	110	94	73	70	63
Fri	60	73	82	84	81	77	81	85	98	110	110	106	104	89	76	72	65
Sat	62	65	66	69	73	74	78	80	85	88	89	82	83	77	73	71	62
Sun	61	61	62	62	64	69	71	77	79	82	80	79	74	75	73	72	63