Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 South, usually 67 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 Woodland Hills 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	26	29	31	32	31	31	32	37	38	44	53	54	54	50	47	31	27
Tue	26	30	34	36	32	30	32	33	34	41	53	47	57	53	48	38	29
Wed	26	26	27	29	30	30	29	30	32	36	41	48	64	47	42	36	28
Thu	26	29	33	35	31	31	34	35	35	42	64	74	70	53	50	39	30
Fri	27	27	28	28	29	37	39	49	46	55	66	71	71	67	46	35	29
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	32	41	42	43	45	43	37	35	36	33	32	28
Sun	26	27	26	26	27	29	37	41	49	49	59	48	40	39	32	32	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	31	32	31	31	32	37	38	44	53	54	54	50	47	31	27
Tue	26	30	34	36	32	30	32	33	34	41	53	47	57	53	48	38	29
Wed	26	26	27	29	30	30	29	30	32	36	41	48	64	47	42	36	28
Thu	26	29	33	35	31	31	34	35	35	42	64	74	70	53	50	39	30
Fri	27	27	28	28	29	37	39	49	46	55	66	71	71	67	46	35	29
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	32	41	42	43	45	43	37	35	36	33	32	28
Sun	26	27	26	26	27	29	37	41	49	49	59	48	40	39	32	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	31	32	31	31	32	37	38	44	53	54	54	50	47	31	27
Tue	26	30	34	36	32	30	32	33	34	41	53	47	57	53	48	38	29
Wed	26	26	27	29	30	30	29	30	32	36	41	48	64	47	42	36	28
Thu	26	29	33	35	31	31	34	35	35	42	64	74	70	53	50	39	30
Fri	27	27	28	28	29	37	39	49	46	55	66	71	71	67	46	35	29
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	32	41	42	43	45	43	37	35	36	33	32	28
Sun	26	27	26	26	27	29	37	41	49	49	59	48	40	39	32	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	31	32	31	31	32	37	38	44	53	54	54	50	47	31	27
Tue	26	30	34	36	32	30	32	33	34	41	53	47	57	53	48	38	29
Wed	26	26	27	29	30	30	29	30	32	36	41	48	64	47	42	36	28
Thu	26	29	33	35	31	31	34	35	35	42	64	74	70	53	50	39	30
Fri	27	27	28	28	29	37	39	49	46	55	66	71	71	67	46	35	29
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	32	41	42	43	45	43	37	35	36	33	32	28
Sun	26	27	26	26	27	29	37	41	49	49	59	48	40	39	32	32	28