Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:58 am PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 11% 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 South Gate to Santa Clarita 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	43	52	68	69	66	62	59	58	59	59	62	65	66	60	53	47	45
Tue	43	56	70	74	68	66	59	57	54	57	61	68	71	62	58	50	45
Wed	42	52	67	68	66	64	58	57	57	59	60	64	65	57	55	49	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	69	64	60	60	59	61	68	74	70	60	57	55	44
Fri	43	50	60	64	62	64	61	66	64	64	65	66	63	59	58	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	48	59	63	61	62	63	61	62	59	58	58	55	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	59	68	75	76	72	64	59	61	59	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from South Gate to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 74 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate to central Santa Clarita 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 South Gate to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to South Gate (return trip) · South Gate to Los Angeles · South Gate to Long Beach · South Gate to Anaheim · South Gate to Riverside · South Gate to Santa Ana · South Gate to Irvine · South Gate to San Bernardino · South Gate to Fontana · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	68	69	66	62	59	58	59	59	62	65	66	60	53	47	45
Tue	43	56	70	74	68	66	59	57	54	57	61	68	71	62	58	50	45
Wed	42	52	67	68	66	64	58	57	57	59	60	64	65	57	55	49	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	69	64	60	60	59	61	68	74	70	60	57	55	44
Fri	43	50	60	64	62	64	61	66	64	64	65	66	63	59	58	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	48	59	63	61	62	63	61	62	59	58	58	55	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	59	68	75	76	72	64	59	61	59	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	68	69	66	62	59	58	59	59	62	65	66	60	53	47	45
Tue	43	56	70	74	68	66	59	57	54	57	61	68	71	62	58	50	45
Wed	42	52	67	68	66	64	58	57	57	59	60	64	65	57	55	49	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	69	64	60	60	59	61	68	74	70	60	57	55	44
Fri	43	50	60	64	62	64	61	66	64	64	65	66	63	59	58	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	48	59	63	61	62	63	61	62	59	58	58	55	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	59	68	75	76	72	64	59	61	59	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	68	69	66	62	59	58	59	59	62	65	66	60	53	47	45
Tue	43	56	70	74	68	66	59	57	54	57	61	68	71	62	58	50	45
Wed	42	52	67	68	66	64	58	57	57	59	60	64	65	57	55	49	44
Thu	43	52	69	71	69	64	60	60	59	61	68	74	70	60	57	55	44
Fri	43	50	60	64	62	64	61	66	64	64	65	66	63	59	58	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	48	59	63	61	62	63	61	62	59	58	58	55	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	48	59	68	75	76	72	64	59	61	59	55	47