Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Sylmar

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 North and I-210 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Anaheim to Sylmar 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	47	57	65	69	68	63	61	61	61	60	63	66	63	56	53	49	48
Tue	47	57	65	72	68	66	62	60	59	60	63	70	68	58	55	50	48
Wed	47	57	64	69	70	64	62	61	59	59	64	72	69	61	56	51	48
Thu	47	57	64	69	67	65	62	60	60	60	68	76	75	62	58	53	48
Fri	47	56	60	64	63	62	61	61	63	65	74	72	70	65	60	54	49
Sat	48	48	50	50	55	59	63	59	61	60	61	61	62	59	59	55	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	52	55	58	59	60	61	60	59	59	57	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Anaheim to Sylmar (via I-5 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Sylmar?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · 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	47	57	65	69	68	63	61	61	61	60	63	66	63	56	53	49	48
Tue	47	57	65	72	68	66	62	60	59	60	63	70	68	58	55	50	48
Wed	47	57	64	69	70	64	62	61	59	59	64	72	69	61	56	51	48
Thu	47	57	64	69	67	65	62	60	60	60	68	76	75	62	58	53	48
Fri	47	56	60	64	63	62	61	61	63	65	74	72	70	65	60	54	49
Sat	48	48	50	50	55	59	63	59	61	60	61	61	62	59	59	55	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	52	55	58	59	60	61	60	59	59	57	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	65	69	68	63	61	61	61	60	63	66	63	56	53	49	48
Tue	47	57	65	72	68	66	62	60	59	60	63	70	68	58	55	50	48
Wed	47	57	64	69	70	64	62	61	59	59	64	72	69	61	56	51	48
Thu	47	57	64	69	67	65	62	60	60	60	68	76	75	62	58	53	48
Fri	47	56	60	64	63	62	61	61	63	65	74	72	70	65	60	54	49
Sat	48	48	50	50	55	59	63	59	61	60	61	61	62	59	59	55	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	52	55	58	59	60	61	60	59	59	57	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	65	69	68	63	61	61	61	60	63	66	63	56	53	49	48
Tue	47	57	65	72	68	66	62	60	59	60	63	70	68	58	55	50	48
Wed	47	57	64	69	70	64	62	61	59	59	64	72	69	61	56	51	48
Thu	47	57	64	69	67	65	62	60	60	60	68	76	75	62	58	53	48
Fri	47	56	60	64	63	62	61	61	63	65	74	72	70	65	60	54	49
Sat	48	48	50	50	55	59	63	59	61	60	61	61	62	59	59	55	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	52	55	58	59	60	61	60	59	59	57	56	50