Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Sylmar

Right now (3:58 am PST): about 68 minutes via I-210 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 41% 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 San Bernardino 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	67	93	100	100	89	83	79	77	76	75	80	80	78	72	70	69	67
Tue	67	101	108	106	97	84	80	76	76	76	82	85	82	76	70	70	67
Wed	67	100	106	105	90	83	81	78	77	78	88	86	85	79	72	70	68
Thu	67	93	102	101	89	83	79	77	76	77	84	89	87	78	71	69	67
Fri	67	81	86	87	82	82	79	81	79	83	89	87	83	79	72	69	68
Sat	67	68	68	69	70	73	77	76	77	78	77	75	74	74	70	69	68
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	69	71	76	76	76	74	73	74	73	71	71	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from San Bernardino to Sylmar (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Sylmar?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (49 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 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	67	93	100	100	89	83	79	77	76	75	80	80	78	72	70	69	67
Tue	67	101	108	106	97	84	80	76	76	76	82	85	82	76	70	70	67
Wed	67	100	106	105	90	83	81	78	77	78	88	86	85	79	72	70	68
Thu	67	93	102	101	89	83	79	77	76	77	84	89	87	78	71	69	67
Fri	67	81	86	87	82	82	79	81	79	83	89	87	83	79	72	69	68
Sat	67	68	68	69	70	73	77	76	77	78	77	75	74	74	70	69	68
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	69	71	76	76	76	74	73	74	73	71	71	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	93	100	100	89	83	79	77	76	75	80	80	78	72	70	69	67
Tue	67	101	108	106	97	84	80	76	76	76	82	85	82	76	70	70	67
Wed	67	100	106	105	90	83	81	78	77	78	88	86	85	79	72	70	68
Thu	67	93	102	101	89	83	79	77	76	77	84	89	87	78	71	69	67
Fri	67	81	86	87	82	82	79	81	79	83	89	87	83	79	72	69	68
Sat	67	68	68	69	70	73	77	76	77	78	77	75	74	74	70	69	68
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	69	71	76	76	76	74	73	74	73	71	71	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	93	100	100	89	83	79	77	76	75	80	80	78	72	70	69	67
Tue	67	101	108	106	97	84	80	76	76	76	82	85	82	76	70	70	67
Wed	67	100	106	105	90	83	81	78	77	78	88	86	85	79	72	70	68
Thu	67	93	102	101	89	83	79	77	76	77	84	89	87	78	71	69	67
Fri	67	81	86	87	82	82	79	81	79	83	89	87	83	79	72	69	68
Sat	67	68	68	69	70	73	77	76	77	78	77	75	74	74	70	69	68
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	69	71	76	76	76	74	73	74	73	71	71	67