Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-405 North, usually 86 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 Westminster 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	58	62	64	63	62	62	65	66	76	117	167	174	145	107	76	64	59
Tue	58	63	67	66	63	62	63	66	71	103	173	179	149	113	83	65	60
Wed	58	59	61	65	63	62	61	64	72	98	156	173	155	123	90	66	60
Thu	61	64	69	67	66	66	68	72	85	106	161	173	151	116	86	67	60
Fri	59	60	62	64	63	70	69	73	83	111	148	162	139	103	76	66	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	68	71	70	68	68	68	71	66	63	62	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	63	69	76	80	80	77	66	63	63	62	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Westminster to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to Westminster (return trip) · Westminster to Los Angeles · Westminster to Anaheim · Westminster to Santa Monica · Westminster to Long Beach · Westminster to Anaheim · Westminster to Riverside · Westminster to Santa Ana · Westminster to Irvine · Westminster to San Bernardino · Westminster to Fontana · Westminster to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	64	63	62	62	65	66	76	117	167	174	145	107	76	64	59
Tue	58	63	67	66	63	62	63	66	71	103	173	179	149	113	83	65	60
Wed	58	59	61	65	63	62	61	64	72	98	156	173	155	123	90	66	60
Thu	61	64	69	67	66	66	68	72	85	106	161	173	151	116	86	67	60
Fri	59	60	62	64	63	70	69	73	83	111	148	162	139	103	76	66	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	68	71	70	68	68	68	71	66	63	62	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	63	69	76	80	80	77	66	63	63	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	64	63	62	62	65	66	76	117	167	174	145	107	76	64	59
Tue	58	63	67	66	63	62	63	66	71	103	173	179	149	113	83	65	60
Wed	58	59	61	65	63	62	61	64	72	98	156	173	155	123	90	66	60
Thu	61	64	69	67	66	66	68	72	85	106	161	173	151	116	86	67	60
Fri	59	60	62	64	63	70	69	73	83	111	148	162	139	103	76	66	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	68	71	70	68	68	68	71	66	63	62	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	63	69	76	80	80	77	66	63	63	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	64	63	62	62	65	66	76	117	167	174	145	107	76	64	59
Tue	58	63	67	66	63	62	63	66	71	103	173	179	149	113	83	65	60
Wed	58	59	61	65	63	62	61	64	72	98	156	173	155	123	90	66	60
Thu	61	64	69	67	66	66	68	72	85	106	161	173	151	116	86	67	60
Fri	59	60	62	64	63	70	69	73	83	111	148	162	139	103	76	66	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	68	71	70	68	68	68	71	66	63	62	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	63	69	76	80	80	77	66	63	63	62	62	59