Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Sylmar

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-210 West and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 28% 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 East Los Angeles 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	30	37	48	52	52	50	49	46	48	49	48	52	52	44	39	32	30
Tue	30	36	46	48	52	53	50	48	43	46	48	56	56	46	43	34	30
Wed	30	34	44	48	50	51	49	47	45	45	48	54	55	49	46	37	31
Thu	30	35	45	47	50	52	48	47	48	47	48	56	58	50	47	39	31
Fri	30	36	44	48	51	48	46	46	48	47	50	55	51	46	44	41	32
Sat	31	30	31	34	37	45	48	45	47	47	47	46	45	44	47	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	39	44	47	47	49	50	46	44	42	40	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Sylmar (via I-210 West and SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	48	52	52	50	49	46	48	49	48	52	52	44	39	32	30
Tue	30	36	46	48	52	53	50	48	43	46	48	56	56	46	43	34	30
Wed	30	34	44	48	50	51	49	47	45	45	48	54	55	49	46	37	31
Thu	30	35	45	47	50	52	48	47	48	47	48	56	58	50	47	39	31
Fri	30	36	44	48	51	48	46	46	48	47	50	55	51	46	44	41	32
Sat	31	30	31	34	37	45	48	45	47	47	47	46	45	44	47	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	39	44	47	47	49	50	46	44	42	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	48	52	52	50	49	46	48	49	48	52	52	44	39	32	30
Tue	30	36	46	48	52	53	50	48	43	46	48	56	56	46	43	34	30
Wed	30	34	44	48	50	51	49	47	45	45	48	54	55	49	46	37	31
Thu	30	35	45	47	50	52	48	47	48	47	48	56	58	50	47	39	31
Fri	30	36	44	48	51	48	46	46	48	47	50	55	51	46	44	41	32
Sat	31	30	31	34	37	45	48	45	47	47	47	46	45	44	47	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	39	44	47	47	49	50	46	44	42	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	48	52	52	50	49	46	48	49	48	52	52	44	39	32	30
Tue	30	36	46	48	52	53	50	48	43	46	48	56	56	46	43	34	30
Wed	30	34	44	48	50	51	49	47	45	45	48	54	55	49	46	37	31
Thu	30	35	45	47	50	52	48	47	48	47	48	56	58	50	47	39	31
Fri	30	36	44	48	51	48	46	46	48	47	50	55	51	46	44	41	32
Sat	31	30	31	34	37	45	48	45	47	47	47	46	45	44	47	43	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	39	44	47	47	49	50	46	44	42	40	33