Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Sylmar

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-405 North, usually 69 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Pedro 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	57	82	77	74	69	62	60	62	70	92	93	89	69	51	48	45
Tue	44	68	138	128	103	90	80	64	67	75	93	102	95	77	56	48	45
Wed	44	70	144	137	108	88	75	67	68	73	96	106	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	71	131	119	93	89	77	68	66	74	90	103	94	77	57	49	46
Fri	43	71	123	100	78	71	80	75	73	84	91	91	79	63	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	49	52	62	70	68	75	76	70	67	64	55	59	52	46
Sun	46	45	47	47	47	50	57	65	80	79	75	62	59	56	54	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from San Pedro to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 43 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	82	77	74	69	62	60	62	70	92	93	89	69	51	48	45
Tue	44	68	138	128	103	90	80	64	67	75	93	102	95	77	56	48	45
Wed	44	70	144	137	108	88	75	67	68	73	96	106	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	71	131	119	93	89	77	68	66	74	90	103	94	77	57	49	46
Fri	43	71	123	100	78	71	80	75	73	84	91	91	79	63	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	49	52	62	70	68	75	76	70	67	64	55	59	52	46
Sun	46	45	47	47	47	50	57	65	80	79	75	62	59	56	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	82	77	74	69	62	60	62	70	92	93	89	69	51	48	45
Tue	44	68	138	128	103	90	80	64	67	75	93	102	95	77	56	48	45
Wed	44	70	144	137	108	88	75	67	68	73	96	106	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	71	131	119	93	89	77	68	66	74	90	103	94	77	57	49	46
Fri	43	71	123	100	78	71	80	75	73	84	91	91	79	63	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	49	52	62	70	68	75	76	70	67	64	55	59	52	46
Sun	46	45	47	47	47	50	57	65	80	79	75	62	59	56	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	82	77	74	69	62	60	62	70	92	93	89	69	51	48	45
Tue	44	68	138	128	103	90	80	64	67	75	93	102	95	77	56	48	45
Wed	44	70	144	137	108	88	75	67	68	73	96	106	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	71	131	119	93	89	77	68	66	74	90	103	94	77	57	49	46
Fri	43	71	123	100	78	71	80	75	73	84	91	91	79	63	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	49	52	62	70	68	75	76	70	67	64	55	59	52	46
Sun	46	45	47	47	47	50	57	65	80	79	75	62	59	56	54	53	46