Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Sylmar

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-210 West and I-5 North and SR-2 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Pico Rivera 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	53	56	55	53	51	50	50	49	49	54	53	46	43	38	36
Tue	36	44	51	57	55	55	50	49	48	49	50	57	57	48	45	40	36
Wed	36	42	50	54	54	53	51	49	47	48	50	56	57	50	46	41	37
Thu	36	42	51	55	56	54	50	50	48	48	50	58	60	49	46	42	37
Fri	36	43	49	52	53	51	50	49	50	50	55	57	52	47	46	44	38
Sat	37	37	38	39	43	47	51	48	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	45	38
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	40	45	47	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Sylmar (via I-210 West and I-5 North and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 60 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Sylmar?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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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	53	56	55	53	51	50	50	49	49	54	53	46	43	38	36
Tue	36	44	51	57	55	55	50	49	48	49	50	57	57	48	45	40	36
Wed	36	42	50	54	54	53	51	49	47	48	50	56	57	50	46	41	37
Thu	36	42	51	55	56	54	50	50	48	48	50	58	60	49	46	42	37
Fri	36	43	49	52	53	51	50	49	50	50	55	57	52	47	46	44	38
Sat	37	37	38	39	43	47	51	48	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	45	38
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	40	45	47	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	55	53	51	50	50	49	49	54	53	46	43	38	36
Tue	36	44	51	57	55	55	50	49	48	49	50	57	57	48	45	40	36
Wed	36	42	50	54	54	53	51	49	47	48	50	56	57	50	46	41	37
Thu	36	42	51	55	56	54	50	50	48	48	50	58	60	49	46	42	37
Fri	36	43	49	52	53	51	50	49	50	50	55	57	52	47	46	44	38
Sat	37	37	38	39	43	47	51	48	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	45	38
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	40	45	47	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	55	53	51	50	50	49	49	54	53	46	43	38	36
Tue	36	44	51	57	55	55	50	49	48	49	50	57	57	48	45	40	36
Wed	36	42	50	54	54	53	51	49	47	48	50	56	57	50	46	41	37
Thu	36	42	51	55	56	54	50	50	48	48	50	58	60	49	46	42	37
Fri	36	43	49	52	53	51	50	49	50	50	55	57	52	47	46	44	38
Sat	37	37	38	39	43	47	51	48	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	45	38
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	40	45	47	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	39