Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Sylmar

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-210 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Pomona 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	44	56	73	70	63	58	58	53	53	51	53	59	56	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	58	81	73	64	60	56	53	51	52	55	63	62	53	48	47	45
Wed	44	58	79	72	65	60	57	55	53	53	57	64	61	55	49	47	45
Thu	44	58	81	73	64	59	57	54	53	54	58	66	66	56	50	47	45
Fri	44	52	61	59	58	57	55	56	56	58	66	67	61	56	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	47	46	47	48	53	54	54	55	53	53	52	51	48	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	50	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Pomona to Sylmar (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 47 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 Pomona 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 Pomona to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (41 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Pasadena · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona 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	44	56	73	70	63	58	58	53	53	51	53	59	56	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	58	81	73	64	60	56	53	51	52	55	63	62	53	48	47	45
Wed	44	58	79	72	65	60	57	55	53	53	57	64	61	55	49	47	45
Thu	44	58	81	73	64	59	57	54	53	54	58	66	66	56	50	47	45
Fri	44	52	61	59	58	57	55	56	56	58	66	67	61	56	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	47	46	47	48	53	54	54	55	53	53	52	51	48	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	50	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	73	70	63	58	58	53	53	51	53	59	56	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	58	81	73	64	60	56	53	51	52	55	63	62	53	48	47	45
Wed	44	58	79	72	65	60	57	55	53	53	57	64	61	55	49	47	45
Thu	44	58	81	73	64	59	57	54	53	54	58	66	66	56	50	47	45
Fri	44	52	61	59	58	57	55	56	56	58	66	67	61	56	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	47	46	47	48	53	54	54	55	53	53	52	51	48	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	50	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	73	70	63	58	58	53	53	51	53	59	56	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	58	81	73	64	60	56	53	51	52	55	63	62	53	48	47	45
Wed	44	58	79	72	65	60	57	55	53	53	57	64	61	55	49	47	45
Thu	44	58	81	73	64	59	57	54	53	54	58	66	66	56	50	47	45
Fri	44	52	61	59	58	57	55	56	56	58	66	67	61	56	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	47	46	47	48	53	54	54	55	53	53	52	51	48	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	50	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	47	45