Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Sylmar

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-405 North, usually 64 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 Garden Grove 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	73	93	87	84	79	72	73	78	89	107	111	102	78	63	60	58
Tue	56	94	138	127	105	94	86	77	79	91	113	119	110	87	67	60	58
Wed	57	92	145	135	109	94	84	79	81	92	116	125	117	94	68	61	58
Thu	56	92	133	119	97	96	83	82	79	91	110	123	109	86	67	60	58
Fri	56	90	124	101	90	82	91	85	89	103	112	109	94	78	66	62	58
Sat	58	60	60	63	68	74	81	79	85	86	80	81	75	70	71	66	58
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	65	72	77	91	85	84	71	73	69	67	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Garden Grove to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Sylmar?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 56 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 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

More drives

Sylmar to Garden Grove (return trip) · Garden Grove to Fontana · Garden Grove to Moreno Valley · Garden Grove to Oceanside · Garden Grove to Lancaster · Garden Grove to Palmdale · Garden Grove to Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville · Garden Grove to Carlsbad · Garden Grove to Costa Mesa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	93	87	84	79	72	73	78	89	107	111	102	78	63	60	58
Tue	56	94	138	127	105	94	86	77	79	91	113	119	110	87	67	60	58
Wed	57	92	145	135	109	94	84	79	81	92	116	125	117	94	68	61	58
Thu	56	92	133	119	97	96	83	82	79	91	110	123	109	86	67	60	58
Fri	56	90	124	101	90	82	91	85	89	103	112	109	94	78	66	62	58
Sat	58	60	60	63	68	74	81	79	85	86	80	81	75	70	71	66	58
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	65	72	77	91	85	84	71	73	69	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	93	87	84	79	72	73	78	89	107	111	102	78	63	60	58
Tue	56	94	138	127	105	94	86	77	79	91	113	119	110	87	67	60	58
Wed	57	92	145	135	109	94	84	79	81	92	116	125	117	94	68	61	58
Thu	56	92	133	119	97	96	83	82	79	91	110	123	109	86	67	60	58
Fri	56	90	124	101	90	82	91	85	89	103	112	109	94	78	66	62	58
Sat	58	60	60	63	68	74	81	79	85	86	80	81	75	70	71	66	58
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	65	72	77	91	85	84	71	73	69	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	73	93	87	84	79	72	73	78	89	107	111	102	78	63	60	58
Tue	56	94	138	127	105	94	86	77	79	91	113	119	110	87	67	60	58
Wed	57	92	145	135	109	94	84	79	81	92	116	125	117	94	68	61	58
Thu	56	92	133	119	97	96	83	82	79	91	110	123	109	86	67	60	58
Fri	56	90	124	101	90	82	91	85	89	103	112	109	94	78	66	62	58
Sat	58	60	60	63	68	74	81	79	85	86	80	81	75	70	71	66	58
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	65	72	77	91	85	84	71	73	69	67	66	58