Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:50 am PST): about 55 minutes via I-5 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Whittier 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	54	73	83	88	83	80	83	84	89	81	101	106	96	88	81	60	54
Tue	53	68	83	94	85	82	75	77	76	90	102	106	97	91	84	68	54
Wed	52	65	80	88	86	79	77	75	75	87	98	108	99	87	84	66	55
Thu	52	66	79	90	85	80	82	83	90	87	103	109	102	92	91	71	56
Fri	52	65	79	88	87	80	78	82	91	97	100	98	94	92	92	76	55
Sat	52	53	55	57	68	77	82	82	87	87	96	93	88	90	86	72	60
Sun	53	53	52	53	54	63	71	82	84	90	93	88	89	93	88	74	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Whittier to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Whittier to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 52 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (36 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	73	83	88	83	80	83	84	89	81	101	106	96	88	81	60	54
Tue	53	68	83	94	85	82	75	77	76	90	102	106	97	91	84	68	54
Wed	52	65	80	88	86	79	77	75	75	87	98	108	99	87	84	66	55
Thu	52	66	79	90	85	80	82	83	90	87	103	109	102	92	91	71	56
Fri	52	65	79	88	87	80	78	82	91	97	100	98	94	92	92	76	55
Sat	52	53	55	57	68	77	82	82	87	87	96	93	88	90	86	72	60
Sun	53	53	52	53	54	63	71	82	84	90	93	88	89	93	88	74	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	73	83	88	83	80	83	84	89	81	101	106	96	88	81	60	54
Tue	53	68	83	94	85	82	75	77	76	90	102	106	97	91	84	68	54
Wed	52	65	80	88	86	79	77	75	75	87	98	108	99	87	84	66	55
Thu	52	66	79	90	85	80	82	83	90	87	103	109	102	92	91	71	56
Fri	52	65	79	88	87	80	78	82	91	97	100	98	94	92	92	76	55
Sat	52	53	55	57	68	77	82	82	87	87	96	93	88	90	86	72	60
Sun	53	53	52	53	54	63	71	82	84	90	93	88	89	93	88	74	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	73	83	88	83	80	83	84	89	81	101	106	96	88	81	60	54
Tue	53	68	83	94	85	82	75	77	76	90	102	106	97	91	84	68	54
Wed	52	65	80	88	86	79	77	75	75	87	98	108	99	87	84	66	55
Thu	52	66	79	90	85	80	82	83	90	87	103	109	102	92	91	71	56
Fri	52	65	79	88	87	80	78	82	91	97	100	98	94	92	92	76	55
Sat	52	53	55	57	68	77	82	82	87	87	96	93	88	90	86	72	60
Sun	53	53	52	53	54	63	71	82	84	90	93	88	89	93	88	74	61