Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Sylmar

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Huntington Beach 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	63	86	110	100	97	91	82	84	89	100	111	115	105	83	70	68	63
Tue	63	128	177	152	127	114	99	87	89	101	117	122	112	91	72	68	65
Wed	64	124	186	161	130	112	97	90	94	107	123	128	119	97	75	73	66
Thu	63	120	167	144	118	115	96	94	87	100	115	125	110	89	73	68	64
Fri	63	116	149	118	103	93	106	100	101	111	113	108	94	80	70	68	64
Sat	64	66	66	71	75	82	94	90	100	98	91	89	83	78	78	72	64
Sun	64	64	67	66	67	72	82	87	110	102	98	79	81	77	73	72	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 186 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Sylmar?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 63 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 186 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 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	63	86	110	100	97	91	82	84	89	100	111	115	105	83	70	68	63
Tue	63	128	177	152	127	114	99	87	89	101	117	122	112	91	72	68	65
Wed	64	124	186	161	130	112	97	90	94	107	123	128	119	97	75	73	66
Thu	63	120	167	144	118	115	96	94	87	100	115	125	110	89	73	68	64
Fri	63	116	149	118	103	93	106	100	101	111	113	108	94	80	70	68	64
Sat	64	66	66	71	75	82	94	90	100	98	91	89	83	78	78	72	64
Sun	64	64	67	66	67	72	82	87	110	102	98	79	81	77	73	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	86	110	100	97	91	82	84	89	100	111	115	105	83	70	68	63
Tue	63	128	177	152	127	114	99	87	89	101	117	122	112	91	72	68	65
Wed	64	124	186	161	130	112	97	90	94	107	123	128	119	97	75	73	66
Thu	63	120	167	144	118	115	96	94	87	100	115	125	110	89	73	68	64
Fri	63	116	149	118	103	93	106	100	101	111	113	108	94	80	70	68	64
Sat	64	66	66	71	75	82	94	90	100	98	91	89	83	78	78	72	64
Sun	64	64	67	66	67	72	82	87	110	102	98	79	81	77	73	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	86	110	100	97	91	82	84	89	100	111	115	105	83	70	68	63
Tue	63	128	177	152	127	114	99	87	89	101	117	122	112	91	72	68	65
Wed	64	124	186	161	130	112	97	90	94	107	123	128	119	97	75	73	66
Thu	63	120	167	144	118	115	96	94	87	100	115	125	110	89	73	68	64
Fri	63	116	149	118	103	93	106	100	101	111	113	108	94	80	70	68	64
Sat	64	66	66	71	75	82	94	90	100	98	91	89	83	78	78	72	64
Sun	64	64	67	66	67	72	82	87	110	102	98	79	81	77	73	72	64