Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Sylmar

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North and I-210 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Buena Park 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	41	49	57	63	61	57	56	54	55	54	55	59	57	51	48	43	42
Tue	41	50	58	67	61	60	55	55	52	54	56	64	63	53	50	45	42
Wed	41	49	56	61	61	57	55	54	53	53	58	64	65	57	52	46	43
Thu	41	49	57	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	60	68	68	55	51	47	43
Fri	42	49	53	56	57	55	55	54	56	58	65	66	63	58	54	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	55	52	54	54	54	54	54	52	53	49	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	49	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Buena Park to Sylmar (via I-5 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 71 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Sylmar?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 41 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 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 (9 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

More drives

Sylmar to Buena Park (return trip) · Buena Park to Los Angeles · Buena Park to Long Beach · Buena Park to Anaheim · Buena Park to Riverside · Buena Park to Santa Ana · Buena Park to Irvine · Buena Park to San Bernardino · Buena Park to Fontana · Buena Park to Moreno Valley · Buena Park to Glendale · Buena Park to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	57	63	61	57	56	54	55	54	55	59	57	51	48	43	42
Tue	41	50	58	67	61	60	55	55	52	54	56	64	63	53	50	45	42
Wed	41	49	56	61	61	57	55	54	53	53	58	64	65	57	52	46	43
Thu	41	49	57	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	60	68	68	55	51	47	43
Fri	42	49	53	56	57	55	55	54	56	58	65	66	63	58	54	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	55	52	54	54	54	54	54	52	53	49	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	49	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	57	63	61	57	56	54	55	54	55	59	57	51	48	43	42
Tue	41	50	58	67	61	60	55	55	52	54	56	64	63	53	50	45	42
Wed	41	49	56	61	61	57	55	54	53	53	58	64	65	57	52	46	43
Thu	41	49	57	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	60	68	68	55	51	47	43
Fri	42	49	53	56	57	55	55	54	56	58	65	66	63	58	54	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	55	52	54	54	54	54	54	52	53	49	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	49	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	57	63	61	57	56	54	55	54	55	59	57	51	48	43	42
Tue	41	50	58	67	61	60	55	55	52	54	56	64	63	53	50	45	42
Wed	41	49	56	61	61	57	55	54	53	53	58	64	65	57	52	46	43
Thu	41	49	57	63	62	59	55	54	54	54	60	68	68	55	51	47	43
Fri	42	49	53	56	57	55	55	54	56	58	65	66	63	58	54	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	55	52	54	54	54	54	54	52	53	49	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	49	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	49	44