Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Sylmar

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 6% 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 Long 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	46	65	100	89	86	78	68	66	68	78	95	98	93	71	53	50	47
Tue	46	73	145	132	107	93	82	66	68	77	95	106	96	78	57	50	47
Wed	46	74	153	142	111	91	77	69	70	75	99	106	101	85	59	52	47
Thu	46	74	138	124	96	93	79	71	69	76	91	105	94	76	58	51	47
Fri	45	74	127	102	81	73	83	77	76	86	93	93	80	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	63	72	69	76	78	72	69	65	57	60	53	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	49	52	59	67	82	81	77	63	61	57	55	55	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Long Beach to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long 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 Long Beach to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 45 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	100	89	86	78	68	66	68	78	95	98	93	71	53	50	47
Tue	46	73	145	132	107	93	82	66	68	77	95	106	96	78	57	50	47
Wed	46	74	153	142	111	91	77	69	70	75	99	106	101	85	59	52	47
Thu	46	74	138	124	96	93	79	71	69	76	91	105	94	76	58	51	47
Fri	45	74	127	102	81	73	83	77	76	86	93	93	80	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	63	72	69	76	78	72	69	65	57	60	53	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	49	52	59	67	82	81	77	63	61	57	55	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	100	89	86	78	68	66	68	78	95	98	93	71	53	50	47
Tue	46	73	145	132	107	93	82	66	68	77	95	106	96	78	57	50	47
Wed	46	74	153	142	111	91	77	69	70	75	99	106	101	85	59	52	47
Thu	46	74	138	124	96	93	79	71	69	76	91	105	94	76	58	51	47
Fri	45	74	127	102	81	73	83	77	76	86	93	93	80	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	63	72	69	76	78	72	69	65	57	60	53	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	49	52	59	67	82	81	77	63	61	57	55	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	100	89	86	78	68	66	68	78	95	98	93	71	53	50	47
Tue	46	73	145	132	107	93	82	66	68	77	95	106	96	78	57	50	47
Wed	46	74	153	142	111	91	77	69	70	75	99	106	101	85	59	52	47
Thu	46	74	138	124	96	93	79	71	69	76	91	105	94	76	58	51	47
Fri	45	74	127	102	81	73	83	77	76	86	93	93	80	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	54	63	72	69	76	78	72	69	65	57	60	53	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	49	52	59	67	82	81	77	63	61	57	55	55	48