Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Sylmar

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Fountain Valley 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	56	86	131	118	109	99	86	84	88	96	110	111	102	79	64	61	58
Tue	56	115	191	167	138	119	100	82	84	94	110	117	107	88	67	61	58
Wed	57	112	202	176	141	116	96	87	86	94	112	119	111	94	68	63	58
Thu	56	112	180	155	128	119	98	90	84	93	108	118	104	85	67	61	58
Fri	56	107	158	125	104	92	106	101	97	106	107	103	87	73	65	63	58
Sat	59	60	61	64	68	78	91	88	99	99	91	85	80	72	74	66	59
Sun	59	58	61	60	61	64	76	84	110	105	99	75	71	65	68	68	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Sylmar?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 56 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 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	56	86	131	118	109	99	86	84	88	96	110	111	102	79	64	61	58
Tue	56	115	191	167	138	119	100	82	84	94	110	117	107	88	67	61	58
Wed	57	112	202	176	141	116	96	87	86	94	112	119	111	94	68	63	58
Thu	56	112	180	155	128	119	98	90	84	93	108	118	104	85	67	61	58
Fri	56	107	158	125	104	92	106	101	97	106	107	103	87	73	65	63	58
Sat	59	60	61	64	68	78	91	88	99	99	91	85	80	72	74	66	59
Sun	59	58	61	60	61	64	76	84	110	105	99	75	71	65	68	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	86	131	118	109	99	86	84	88	96	110	111	102	79	64	61	58
Tue	56	115	191	167	138	119	100	82	84	94	110	117	107	88	67	61	58
Wed	57	112	202	176	141	116	96	87	86	94	112	119	111	94	68	63	58
Thu	56	112	180	155	128	119	98	90	84	93	108	118	104	85	67	61	58
Fri	56	107	158	125	104	92	106	101	97	106	107	103	87	73	65	63	58
Sat	59	60	61	64	68	78	91	88	99	99	91	85	80	72	74	66	59
Sun	59	58	61	60	61	64	76	84	110	105	99	75	71	65	68	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	86	131	118	109	99	86	84	88	96	110	111	102	79	64	61	58
Tue	56	115	191	167	138	119	100	82	84	94	110	117	107	88	67	61	58
Wed	57	112	202	176	141	116	96	87	86	94	112	119	111	94	68	63	58
Thu	56	112	180	155	128	119	98	90	84	93	108	118	104	85	67	61	58
Fri	56	107	158	125	104	92	106	101	97	106	107	103	87	73	65	63	58
Sat	59	60	61	64	68	78	91	88	99	99	91	85	80	72	74	66	59
Sun	59	58	61	60	61	64	76	84	110	105	99	75	71	65	68	68	58