Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Sylmar

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-210 West and SR-2 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 29% 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.

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Los Angeles to Sylmar (via I-210 West and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Sylmar to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 5 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Sylmar along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles 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	27	29	31	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	40	37	32	29	28
Tue	28	29	32	33	35	35	35	34	34	35	38	41	43	38	33	30	28
Wed	27	29	32	34	34	35	35	35	34	35	37	41	42	39	34	31	28
Thu	28	29	32	33	34	36	35	35	35	36	38	42	44	40	34	31	28
Fri	28	29	31	33	34	34	34	34	36	37	40	41	40	37	34	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	30	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	31	28
Sun	28	28	27	28	28	29	31	32	34	34	34	34	33	32	31	31	28

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 Los Angeles to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Sylmar?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Sylmar?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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