Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Sylmar

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-210 West and I-5 North and SR-2 East, usually 55 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Montebello 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	36	43	52	57	53	50	51	50	51	50	56	60	59	51	48	37	36
Tue	35	42	52	61	54	53	49	49	48	53	56	62	62	54	52	41	36
Wed	35	40	51	57	53	51	49	49	48	51	55	62	62	54	51	42	36
Thu	35	40	50	58	54	52	51	52	53	53	57	63	64	55	53	43	37
Fri	35	41	49	54	54	50	50	51	55	57	61	63	58	54	52	45	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	48	52	50	52	52	53	53	50	49	49	45	39
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	40	45	48	51	53	53	52	49	49	49	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Montebello to Sylmar (via I-210 West and I-5 North and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	52	57	53	50	51	50	51	50	56	60	59	51	48	37	36
Tue	35	42	52	61	54	53	49	49	48	53	56	62	62	54	52	41	36
Wed	35	40	51	57	53	51	49	49	48	51	55	62	62	54	51	42	36
Thu	35	40	50	58	54	52	51	52	53	53	57	63	64	55	53	43	37
Fri	35	41	49	54	54	50	50	51	55	57	61	63	58	54	52	45	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	48	52	50	52	52	53	53	50	49	49	45	39
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	40	45	48	51	53	53	52	49	49	49	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	52	57	53	50	51	50	51	50	56	60	59	51	48	37	36
Tue	35	42	52	61	54	53	49	49	48	53	56	62	62	54	52	41	36
Wed	35	40	51	57	53	51	49	49	48	51	55	62	62	54	51	42	36
Thu	35	40	50	58	54	52	51	52	53	53	57	63	64	55	53	43	37
Fri	35	41	49	54	54	50	50	51	55	57	61	63	58	54	52	45	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	48	52	50	52	52	53	53	50	49	49	45	39
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	40	45	48	51	53	53	52	49	49	49	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	52	57	53	50	51	50	51	50	56	60	59	51	48	37	36
Tue	35	42	52	61	54	53	49	49	48	53	56	62	62	54	52	41	36
Wed	35	40	51	57	53	51	49	49	48	51	55	62	62	54	51	42	36
Thu	35	40	50	58	54	52	51	52	53	53	57	63	64	55	53	43	37
Fri	35	41	49	54	54	50	50	51	55	57	61	63	58	54	52	45	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	48	52	50	52	52	53	53	50	49	49	45	39
Sun	36	35	35	36	36	40	45	48	51	53	53	52	49	49	49	44	39