Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Sylmar

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-210 West and SR-91 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Riverside 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	73	112	123	113	102	89	85	82	82	83	90	92	87	79	74	73	71
Tue	74	122	134	118	107	93	86	82	82	85	94	100	91	83	75	73	71
Wed	73	116	127	119	107	90	87	83	83	88	100	100	97	87	76	74	72
Thu	72	109	124	109	100	92	86	83	84	87	100	104	98	86	77	73	71
Fri	71	93	96	92	90	88	85	89	91	98	103	99	94	86	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	79	85	85	86	86	85	85	84	80	76	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	79	82	83	82	80	77	77	77	75	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Riverside to Sylmar (via I-210 West and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Riverside 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 Riverside to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Sylmar?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (41 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	112	123	113	102	89	85	82	82	83	90	92	87	79	74	73	71
Tue	74	122	134	118	107	93	86	82	82	85	94	100	91	83	75	73	71
Wed	73	116	127	119	107	90	87	83	83	88	100	100	97	87	76	74	72
Thu	72	109	124	109	100	92	86	83	84	87	100	104	98	86	77	73	71
Fri	71	93	96	92	90	88	85	89	91	98	103	99	94	86	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	79	85	85	86	86	85	85	84	80	76	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	79	82	83	82	80	77	77	77	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	112	123	113	102	89	85	82	82	83	90	92	87	79	74	73	71
Tue	74	122	134	118	107	93	86	82	82	85	94	100	91	83	75	73	71
Wed	73	116	127	119	107	90	87	83	83	88	100	100	97	87	76	74	72
Thu	72	109	124	109	100	92	86	83	84	87	100	104	98	86	77	73	71
Fri	71	93	96	92	90	88	85	89	91	98	103	99	94	86	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	79	85	85	86	86	85	85	84	80	76	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	79	82	83	82	80	77	77	77	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	112	123	113	102	89	85	82	82	83	90	92	87	79	74	73	71
Tue	74	122	134	118	107	93	86	82	82	85	94	100	91	83	75	73	71
Wed	73	116	127	119	107	90	87	83	83	88	100	100	97	87	76	74	72
Thu	72	109	124	109	100	92	86	83	84	87	100	104	98	86	77	73	71
Fri	71	93	96	92	90	88	85	89	91	98	103	99	94	86	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	79	85	85	86	86	85	85	84	80	76	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	79	82	83	82	80	77	77	77	75	74	71