Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Sylmar

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 North, usually 49 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 Gardena 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	36	52	66	65	62	57	53	52	54	66	87	89	87	66	44	39	37
Tue	36	50	88	89	75	67	62	54	56	66	88	100	92	72	49	39	37
Wed	36	51	87	96	80	66	60	55	58	65	93	101	97	80	53	41	38
Thu	37	56	85	88	68	65	61	55	56	61	83	98	91	71	51	40	37
Fri	36	56	85	79	59	58	60	60	61	74	86	88	75	57	44	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	54	58	57	60	60	57	57	56	48	49	43	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	43	49	56	61	63	62	52	46	44	44	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Gardena to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sylmar to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	66	65	62	57	53	52	54	66	87	89	87	66	44	39	37
Tue	36	50	88	89	75	67	62	54	56	66	88	100	92	72	49	39	37
Wed	36	51	87	96	80	66	60	55	58	65	93	101	97	80	53	41	38
Thu	37	56	85	88	68	65	61	55	56	61	83	98	91	71	51	40	37
Fri	36	56	85	79	59	58	60	60	61	74	86	88	75	57	44	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	54	58	57	60	60	57	57	56	48	49	43	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	43	49	56	61	63	62	52	46	44	44	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	66	65	62	57	53	52	54	66	87	89	87	66	44	39	37
Tue	36	50	88	89	75	67	62	54	56	66	88	100	92	72	49	39	37
Wed	36	51	87	96	80	66	60	55	58	65	93	101	97	80	53	41	38
Thu	37	56	85	88	68	65	61	55	56	61	83	98	91	71	51	40	37
Fri	36	56	85	79	59	58	60	60	61	74	86	88	75	57	44	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	54	58	57	60	60	57	57	56	48	49	43	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	43	49	56	61	63	62	52	46	44	44	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	52	66	65	62	57	53	52	54	66	87	89	87	66	44	39	37
Tue	36	50	88	89	75	67	62	54	56	66	88	100	92	72	49	39	37
Wed	36	51	87	96	80	66	60	55	58	65	93	101	97	80	53	41	38
Thu	37	56	85	88	68	65	61	55	56	61	83	98	91	71	51	40	37
Fri	36	56	85	79	59	58	60	60	61	74	86	88	75	57	44	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	40	44	54	58	57	60	60	57	57	56	48	49	43	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	43	49	56	61	63	62	52	46	44	44	43	38