Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Sylmar

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 North and I-210 West and SR-2 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Norwalk 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	38	46	56	60	57	54	53	53	52	53	54	59	56	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	47	55	63	59	58	53	52	51	54	55	62	62	52	48	42	38
Wed	38	45	54	60	59	56	54	51	50	51	55	60	60	53	49	43	39
Thu	38	46	54	60	60	57	53	52	52	53	57	65	66	55	50	45	40
Fri	38	45	51	54	55	53	54	53	54	55	61	63	58	53	50	46	40
Sat	39	39	40	42	46	49	53	50	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	46	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	49	50	51	51	51	49	49	50	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Norwalk to Sylmar (via I-5 North and I-210 West and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sylmar to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	56	60	57	54	53	53	52	53	54	59	56	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	47	55	63	59	58	53	52	51	54	55	62	62	52	48	42	38
Wed	38	45	54	60	59	56	54	51	50	51	55	60	60	53	49	43	39
Thu	38	46	54	60	60	57	53	52	52	53	57	65	66	55	50	45	40
Fri	38	45	51	54	55	53	54	53	54	55	61	63	58	53	50	46	40
Sat	39	39	40	42	46	49	53	50	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	46	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	49	50	51	51	51	49	49	50	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	56	60	57	54	53	53	52	53	54	59	56	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	47	55	63	59	58	53	52	51	54	55	62	62	52	48	42	38
Wed	38	45	54	60	59	56	54	51	50	51	55	60	60	53	49	43	39
Thu	38	46	54	60	60	57	53	52	52	53	57	65	66	55	50	45	40
Fri	38	45	51	54	55	53	54	53	54	55	61	63	58	53	50	46	40
Sat	39	39	40	42	46	49	53	50	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	46	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	49	50	51	51	51	49	49	50	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	56	60	57	54	53	53	52	53	54	59	56	50	46	40	39
Tue	38	47	55	63	59	58	53	52	51	54	55	62	62	52	48	42	38
Wed	38	45	54	60	59	56	54	51	50	51	55	60	60	53	49	43	39
Thu	38	46	54	60	60	57	53	52	52	53	57	65	66	55	50	45	40
Fri	38	45	51	54	55	53	54	53	54	55	61	63	58	53	50	46	40
Sat	39	39	40	42	46	49	53	50	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	46	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	49	50	51	51	51	49	49	50	46	41