Best Time to Drive from Carson to Sylmar

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 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 Carson 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	39	50	67	66	63	59	54	52	55	62	84	87	85	66	46	42	40
Tue	39	55	110	108	87	76	68	57	59	67	87	97	91	73	51	42	40
Wed	39	58	111	116	92	75	65	59	60	66	90	100	97	80	54	44	40
Thu	40	61	105	104	80	74	67	59	59	64	83	96	91	72	53	43	40
Fri	38	61	103	89	65	62	69	65	65	75	85	87	75	59	46	43	40
Sat	41	40	41	43	46	56	61	60	64	66	62	60	58	49	52	46	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	45	51	57	66	68	64	55	52	50	48	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Carson to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	67	66	63	59	54	52	55	62	84	87	85	66	46	42	40
Tue	39	55	110	108	87	76	68	57	59	67	87	97	91	73	51	42	40
Wed	39	58	111	116	92	75	65	59	60	66	90	100	97	80	54	44	40
Thu	40	61	105	104	80	74	67	59	59	64	83	96	91	72	53	43	40
Fri	38	61	103	89	65	62	69	65	65	75	85	87	75	59	46	43	40
Sat	41	40	41	43	46	56	61	60	64	66	62	60	58	49	52	46	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	45	51	57	66	68	64	55	52	50	48	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	67	66	63	59	54	52	55	62	84	87	85	66	46	42	40
Tue	39	55	110	108	87	76	68	57	59	67	87	97	91	73	51	42	40
Wed	39	58	111	116	92	75	65	59	60	66	90	100	97	80	54	44	40
Thu	40	61	105	104	80	74	67	59	59	64	83	96	91	72	53	43	40
Fri	38	61	103	89	65	62	69	65	65	75	85	87	75	59	46	43	40
Sat	41	40	41	43	46	56	61	60	64	66	62	60	58	49	52	46	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	45	51	57	66	68	64	55	52	50	48	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	67	66	63	59	54	52	55	62	84	87	85	66	46	42	40
Tue	39	55	110	108	87	76	68	57	59	67	87	97	91	73	51	42	40
Wed	39	58	111	116	92	75	65	59	60	66	90	100	97	80	54	44	40
Thu	40	61	105	104	80	74	67	59	59	64	83	96	91	72	53	43	40
Fri	38	61	103	89	65	62	69	65	65	75	85	87	75	59	46	43	40
Sat	41	40	41	43	46	56	61	60	64	66	62	60	58	49	52	46	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	45	51	57	66	68	64	55	52	50	48	46	41