Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Sylmar

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 North and SR-170 North, usually 24 at this time.

None 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from North Hollywood to Sylmar (via I-5 North and SR-170 North) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 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 central North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Sylmar?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 15 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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