Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 12% 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	57	74	74	70	64	60	60	62	61	62	64	65	58	52	46	43
Tue	43	58	74	78	72	68	61	58	54	58	62	67	73	62	58	51	45
Wed	42	53	69	74	71	66	60	57	56	56	60	63	66	57	56	50	43
Thu	43	57	75	74	75	67	64	61	60	63	74	81	74	63	59	54	44
Fri	43	54	64	67	65	69	65	68	70	68	69	69	66	61	59	56	46
Sat	44	44	46	47	52	66	75	72	69	68	64	64	61	58	60	56	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	51	61	70	81	81	80	67	59	60	59	58	48

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 81 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (82 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 19 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 81 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 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 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	57	74	74	70	64	60	60	62	61	62	64	65	58	52	46	43
Tue	43	58	74	78	72	68	61	58	54	58	62	67	73	62	58	51	45
Wed	42	53	69	74	71	66	60	57	56	56	60	63	66	57	56	50	43
Thu	43	57	75	74	75	67	64	61	60	63	74	81	74	63	59	54	44
Fri	43	54	64	67	65	69	65	68	70	68	69	69	66	61	59	56	46
Sat	44	44	46	47	52	66	75	72	69	68	64	64	61	58	60	56	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	51	61	70	81	81	80	67	59	60	59	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	57	74	74	70	64	60	60	62	61	62	64	65	58	52	46	43
Tue	43	58	74	78	72	68	61	58	54	58	62	67	73	62	58	51	45
Wed	42	53	69	74	71	66	60	57	56	56	60	63	66	57	56	50	43
Thu	43	57	75	74	75	67	64	61	60	63	74	81	74	63	59	54	44
Fri	43	54	64	67	65	69	65	68	70	68	69	69	66	61	59	56	46
Sat	44	44	46	47	52	66	75	72	69	68	64	64	61	58	60	56	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	51	61	70	81	81	80	67	59	60	59	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	57	74	74	70	64	60	60	62	61	62	64	65	58	52	46	43
Tue	43	58	74	78	72	68	61	58	54	58	62	67	73	62	58	51	45
Wed	42	53	69	74	71	66	60	57	56	56	60	63	66	57	56	50	43
Thu	43	57	75	74	75	67	64	61	60	63	74	81	74	63	59	54	44
Fri	43	54	64	67	65	69	65	68	70	68	69	69	66	61	59	56	46
Sat	44	44	46	47	52	66	75	72	69	68	64	64	61	58	60	56	45
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	51	61	70	81	81	80	67	59	60	59	58	48