Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Sylmar

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 69 minutes via I-5 North and I-210 West.

Only 38% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Sylmar (via I-5 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Sylmar 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 Aliso Viejo to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Sylmar?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Sylmar?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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