Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Sylmar

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 42 minutes via I-5 North and I-210 West and SR-2 East.

Only 23% 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 La Mirada 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	41	50	59	65	62	60	58	57	57	57	61	66	64	57	50	44	42
Tue	41	51	60	70	63	62	57	56	56	58	62	71	69	61	53	46	42
Wed	41	49	58	64	63	59	57	56	54	56	63	69	71	62	55	48	43
Thu	41	50	58	64	62	61	57	57	56	58	64	73	73	62	53	48	43
Fri	42	49	55	57	58	57	57	57	58	61	66	69	66	60	56	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	54	53	54	55	56	56	57	55	54	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	52	53	55	55	55	53	54	54	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from La Mirada to Sylmar (via I-5 North and I-210 West and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 La Mirada to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Sylmar?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sylmar to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	59	65	62	60	58	57	57	57	61	66	64	57	50	44	42
Tue	41	51	60	70	63	62	57	56	56	58	62	71	69	61	53	46	42
Wed	41	49	58	64	63	59	57	56	54	56	63	69	71	62	55	48	43
Thu	41	50	58	64	62	61	57	57	56	58	64	73	73	62	53	48	43
Fri	42	49	55	57	58	57	57	57	58	61	66	69	66	60	56	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	54	53	54	55	56	56	57	55	54	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	52	53	55	55	55	53	54	54	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	59	65	62	60	58	57	57	57	61	66	64	57	50	44	42
Tue	41	51	60	70	63	62	57	56	56	58	62	71	69	61	53	46	42
Wed	41	49	58	64	63	59	57	56	54	56	63	69	71	62	55	48	43
Thu	41	50	58	64	62	61	57	57	56	58	64	73	73	62	53	48	43
Fri	42	49	55	57	58	57	57	57	58	61	66	69	66	60	56	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	54	53	54	55	56	56	57	55	54	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	52	53	55	55	55	53	54	54	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	59	65	62	60	58	57	57	57	61	66	64	57	50	44	42
Tue	41	51	60	70	63	62	57	56	56	58	62	71	69	61	53	46	42
Wed	41	49	58	64	63	59	57	56	54	56	63	69	71	62	55	48	43
Thu	41	50	58	64	62	61	57	57	56	58	64	73	73	62	53	48	43
Fri	42	49	55	57	58	57	57	57	58	61	66	69	66	60	56	50	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	52	54	53	54	55	56	56	57	55	54	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	52	53	55	55	55	53	54	54	49	44