Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Sylmar

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-210 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Ontario 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	52	72	82	81	72	68	68	64	63	60	62	65	64	57	56	56	54
Tue	52	78	92	86	75	72	66	63	61	62	66	70	67	59	56	56	54
Wed	52	80	93	87	78	72	70	66	64	63	68	70	67	61	58	57	55
Thu	52	76	92	86	75	69	65	63	62	63	67	72	72	61	58	56	54
Fri	52	65	71	68	67	68	65	66	66	67	74	74	68	63	59	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	59	62	63	64	64	62	61	60	59	57	54	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	54	54	56	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Ontario to Sylmar (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario 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 Ontario to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Sylmar?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (49 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	72	82	81	72	68	68	64	63	60	62	65	64	57	56	56	54
Tue	52	78	92	86	75	72	66	63	61	62	66	70	67	59	56	56	54
Wed	52	80	93	87	78	72	70	66	64	63	68	70	67	61	58	57	55
Thu	52	76	92	86	75	69	65	63	62	63	67	72	72	61	58	56	54
Fri	52	65	71	68	67	68	65	66	66	67	74	74	68	63	59	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	59	62	63	64	64	62	61	60	59	57	54	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	54	54	56	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	72	82	81	72	68	68	64	63	60	62	65	64	57	56	56	54
Tue	52	78	92	86	75	72	66	63	61	62	66	70	67	59	56	56	54
Wed	52	80	93	87	78	72	70	66	64	63	68	70	67	61	58	57	55
Thu	52	76	92	86	75	69	65	63	62	63	67	72	72	61	58	56	54
Fri	52	65	71	68	67	68	65	66	66	67	74	74	68	63	59	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	59	62	63	64	64	62	61	60	59	57	54	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	54	54	56	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	72	82	81	72	68	68	64	63	60	62	65	64	57	56	56	54
Tue	52	78	92	86	75	72	66	63	61	62	66	70	67	59	56	56	54
Wed	52	80	93	87	78	72	70	66	64	63	68	70	67	61	58	57	55
Thu	52	76	92	86	75	69	65	63	62	63	67	72	72	61	58	56	54
Fri	52	65	71	68	67	68	65	66	66	67	74	74	68	63	59	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	59	62	63	64	64	62	61	60	59	57	54	54
Sun	54	53	54	54	54	54	56	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	54