Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Sylmar

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 North, usually 96 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 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	47	47	48	50	49	50	51	54	61	108	158	163	134	96	65	52	48
Tue	47	47	49	49	50	50	51	54	61	101	172	175	143	106	72	53	48
Wed	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	53	62	93	159	169	148	114	80	56	50
Thu	50	50	50	52	53	52	54	59	74	94	148	160	136	102	72	54	49
Fri	48	48	49	52	52	52	53	55	66	96	135	148	124	89	63	53	49
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	54	58	54	52	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Long Beach to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Sylmar?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 181 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	47	47	48	50	49	50	51	54	61	108	158	163	134	96	65	52	48
Tue	47	47	49	49	50	50	51	54	61	101	172	175	143	106	72	53	48
Wed	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	53	62	93	159	169	148	114	80	56	50
Thu	50	50	50	52	53	52	54	59	74	94	148	160	136	102	72	54	49
Fri	48	48	49	52	52	52	53	55	66	96	135	148	124	89	63	53	49
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	54	58	54	52	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	48	50	49	50	51	54	61	108	158	163	134	96	65	52	48
Tue	47	47	49	49	50	50	51	54	61	101	172	175	143	106	72	53	48
Wed	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	53	62	93	159	169	148	114	80	56	50
Thu	50	50	50	52	53	52	54	59	74	94	148	160	136	102	72	54	49
Fri	48	48	49	52	52	52	53	55	66	96	135	148	124	89	63	53	49
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	54	58	54	52	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	48	50	49	50	51	54	61	108	158	163	134	96	65	52	48
Tue	47	47	49	49	50	50	51	54	61	101	172	175	143	106	72	53	48
Wed	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	53	62	93	159	169	148	114	80	56	50
Thu	50	50	50	52	53	52	54	59	74	94	148	160	136	102	72	54	49
Fri	48	48	49	52	52	52	53	55	66	96	135	148	124	89	63	53	49
Sat	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	54	58	54	52	51	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48