Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Sylmar

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-210 West and I-710 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Lakewood 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	43	52	63	68	64	60	58	57	56	57	56	61	59	53	50	45	44
Tue	43	55	70	80	74	66	60	59	57	59	60	67	66	57	52	46	44
Wed	43	55	69	74	70	65	59	57	56	58	63	68	67	59	54	48	44
Thu	43	53	68	75	71	63	60	59	57	58	63	70	69	59	54	49	45
Fri	43	52	61	66	62	59	59	60	61	63	68	68	62	59	56	51	44
Sat	44	44	46	47	49	54	58	55	58	58	59	60	59	57	55	50	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	53	54	55	56	56	54	54	53	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Lakewood to Sylmar (via I-210 West and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Sylmar?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Valencia · Lakewood to Fullerton · Lakewood to East Los Angeles · Lakewood to Victorville · Lakewood to Carlsbad · Lakewood to Costa Mesa · Lakewood to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	68	64	60	58	57	56	57	56	61	59	53	50	45	44
Tue	43	55	70	80	74	66	60	59	57	59	60	67	66	57	52	46	44
Wed	43	55	69	74	70	65	59	57	56	58	63	68	67	59	54	48	44
Thu	43	53	68	75	71	63	60	59	57	58	63	70	69	59	54	49	45
Fri	43	52	61	66	62	59	59	60	61	63	68	68	62	59	56	51	44
Sat	44	44	46	47	49	54	58	55	58	58	59	60	59	57	55	50	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	53	54	55	56	56	54	54	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	68	64	60	58	57	56	57	56	61	59	53	50	45	44
Tue	43	55	70	80	74	66	60	59	57	59	60	67	66	57	52	46	44
Wed	43	55	69	74	70	65	59	57	56	58	63	68	67	59	54	48	44
Thu	43	53	68	75	71	63	60	59	57	58	63	70	69	59	54	49	45
Fri	43	52	61	66	62	59	59	60	61	63	68	68	62	59	56	51	44
Sat	44	44	46	47	49	54	58	55	58	58	59	60	59	57	55	50	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	53	54	55	56	56	54	54	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	68	64	60	58	57	56	57	56	61	59	53	50	45	44
Tue	43	55	70	80	74	66	60	59	57	59	60	67	66	57	52	46	44
Wed	43	55	69	74	70	65	59	57	56	58	63	68	67	59	54	48	44
Thu	43	53	68	75	71	63	60	59	57	58	63	70	69	59	54	49	45
Fri	43	52	61	66	62	59	59	60	61	63	68	68	62	59	56	51	44
Sat	44	44	46	47	49	54	58	55	58	58	59	60	59	57	55	50	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	53	54	55	56	56	54	54	53	51	45