Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Sylmar

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-210 West and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 31% 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 South Gate 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	37	43	55	59	56	53	50	50	49	49	48	52	51	47	43	39	37
Tue	37	45	56	64	60	57	51	50	46	49	50	56	55	47	44	40	37
Wed	37	45	55	58	58	55	50	50	48	49	50	57	54	48	45	41	38
Thu	37	43	56	61	59	55	53	50	49	50	52	58	58	50	46	43	38
Fri	37	44	51	56	54	50	50	51	51	50	55	56	51	47	47	44	38
Sat	38	38	39	40	43	47	50	47	49	49	49	50	48	48	48	44	39
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	49	47	47	46	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from South Gate to Sylmar (via I-210 West and SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Sylmar?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Sylmar?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	55	59	56	53	50	50	49	49	48	52	51	47	43	39	37
Tue	37	45	56	64	60	57	51	50	46	49	50	56	55	47	44	40	37
Wed	37	45	55	58	58	55	50	50	48	49	50	57	54	48	45	41	38
Thu	37	43	56	61	59	55	53	50	49	50	52	58	58	50	46	43	38
Fri	37	44	51	56	54	50	50	51	51	50	55	56	51	47	47	44	38
Sat	38	38	39	40	43	47	50	47	49	49	49	50	48	48	48	44	39
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	49	47	47	46	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	55	59	56	53	50	50	49	49	48	52	51	47	43	39	37
Tue	37	45	56	64	60	57	51	50	46	49	50	56	55	47	44	40	37
Wed	37	45	55	58	58	55	50	50	48	49	50	57	54	48	45	41	38
Thu	37	43	56	61	59	55	53	50	49	50	52	58	58	50	46	43	38
Fri	37	44	51	56	54	50	50	51	51	50	55	56	51	47	47	44	38
Sat	38	38	39	40	43	47	50	47	49	49	49	50	48	48	48	44	39
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	49	47	47	46	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	55	59	56	53	50	50	49	49	48	52	51	47	43	39	37
Tue	37	45	56	64	60	57	51	50	46	49	50	56	55	47	44	40	37
Wed	37	45	55	58	58	55	50	50	48	49	50	57	54	48	45	41	38
Thu	37	43	56	61	59	55	53	50	49	50	52	58	58	50	46	43	38
Fri	37	44	51	56	54	50	50	51	51	50	55	56	51	47	47	44	38
Sat	38	38	39	40	43	47	50	47	49	49	49	50	48	48	48	44	39
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	40	43	46	48	48	49	49	47	47	46	44	39