Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-405 North and I-10 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Vermont Square 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	38	42	43	43	40	40	42	43	46	61	85	99	99	76	52	42	40
Tue	38	43	45	45	41	40	40	42	43	54	82	108	105	80	58	45	40
Wed	38	38	40	42	41	40	40	41	44	51	80	95	100	82	61	44	39
Thu	39	43	46	48	44	43	44	46	52	58	85	108	100	80	58	45	39
Fri	39	39	40	42	41	49	48	51	54	64	81	95	95	73	52	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	44	50	51	46	48	45	46	44	41	40	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	47	56	62	63	64	48	43	43	42	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Vermont Square to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Santa Clarita?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	43	43	40	40	42	43	46	61	85	99	99	76	52	42	40
Tue	38	43	45	45	41	40	40	42	43	54	82	108	105	80	58	45	40
Wed	38	38	40	42	41	40	40	41	44	51	80	95	100	82	61	44	39
Thu	39	43	46	48	44	43	44	46	52	58	85	108	100	80	58	45	39
Fri	39	39	40	42	41	49	48	51	54	64	81	95	95	73	52	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	44	50	51	46	48	45	46	44	41	40	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	47	56	62	63	64	48	43	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	43	43	40	40	42	43	46	61	85	99	99	76	52	42	40
Tue	38	43	45	45	41	40	40	42	43	54	82	108	105	80	58	45	40
Wed	38	38	40	42	41	40	40	41	44	51	80	95	100	82	61	44	39
Thu	39	43	46	48	44	43	44	46	52	58	85	108	100	80	58	45	39
Fri	39	39	40	42	41	49	48	51	54	64	81	95	95	73	52	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	44	50	51	46	48	45	46	44	41	40	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	47	56	62	63	64	48	43	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	43	43	40	40	42	43	46	61	85	99	99	76	52	42	40
Tue	38	43	45	45	41	40	40	42	43	54	82	108	105	80	58	45	40
Wed	38	38	40	42	41	40	40	41	44	51	80	95	100	82	61	44	39
Thu	39	43	46	48	44	43	44	46	52	58	85	108	100	80	58	45	39
Fri	39	39	40	42	41	49	48	51	54	64	81	95	95	73	52	44	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	44	50	51	46	48	45	46	44	41	40	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	47	56	62	63	64	48	43	43	42	41	39