Best Time to Drive from Compton to Sylmar

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Compton 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	40	60	79	76	74	67	62	63	63	78	100	110	95	70	49	44	42
Tue	40	61	108	106	86	78	73	61	64	74	98	107	96	76	53	44	41
Wed	40	62	110	109	90	76	67	62	65	76	100	110	104	85	59	46	42
Thu	41	68	109	106	91	81	72	64	65	76	101	114	101	82	57	45	42
Fri	40	67	104	92	76	69	78	74	74	91	99	98	82	63	49	45	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	51	66	68	66	72	74	68	65	66	52	56	47	42
Sun	42	41	42	43	43	47	53	62	71	72	70	57	51	47	47	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Compton to Sylmar (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	79	76	74	67	62	63	63	78	100	110	95	70	49	44	42
Tue	40	61	108	106	86	78	73	61	64	74	98	107	96	76	53	44	41
Wed	40	62	110	109	90	76	67	62	65	76	100	110	104	85	59	46	42
Thu	41	68	109	106	91	81	72	64	65	76	101	114	101	82	57	45	42
Fri	40	67	104	92	76	69	78	74	74	91	99	98	82	63	49	45	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	51	66	68	66	72	74	68	65	66	52	56	47	42
Sun	42	41	42	43	43	47	53	62	71	72	70	57	51	47	47	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	79	76	74	67	62	63	63	78	100	110	95	70	49	44	42
Tue	40	61	108	106	86	78	73	61	64	74	98	107	96	76	53	44	41
Wed	40	62	110	109	90	76	67	62	65	76	100	110	104	85	59	46	42
Thu	41	68	109	106	91	81	72	64	65	76	101	114	101	82	57	45	42
Fri	40	67	104	92	76	69	78	74	74	91	99	98	82	63	49	45	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	51	66	68	66	72	74	68	65	66	52	56	47	42
Sun	42	41	42	43	43	47	53	62	71	72	70	57	51	47	47	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	79	76	74	67	62	63	63	78	100	110	95	70	49	44	42
Tue	40	61	108	106	86	78	73	61	64	74	98	107	96	76	53	44	41
Wed	40	62	110	109	90	76	67	62	65	76	100	110	104	85	59	46	42
Thu	41	68	109	106	91	81	72	64	65	76	101	114	101	82	57	45	42
Fri	40	67	104	92	76	69	78	74	74	91	99	98	82	63	49	45	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	51	66	68	66	72	74	68	65	66	52	56	47	42
Sun	42	41	42	43	43	47	53	62	71	72	70	57	51	47	47	48	42