Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Anaheim

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Sylmar to Anaheim 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	49	58	68	66	59	58	59	59	62	65	77	82	80	70	57	52	48
Tue	48	59	74	77	65	62	60	60	61	71	87	92	84	75	60	55	48
Wed	47	59	79	78	68	63	61	62	63	73	78	81	79	74	62	57	49
Thu	48	60	77	77	70	66	63	65	67	81	89	93	88	77	58	56	49
Fri	48	56	68	70	65	60	61	64	74	88	91	89	90	76	61	58	50
Sat	48	50	51	52	57	59	62	63	69	72	73	69	68	63	57	58	49
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	53	55	61	61	64	62	62	59	59	56	58	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Sylmar to Anaheim (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to Disneyland 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 Sylmar to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Sylmar (return trip) · Sylmar to Los Angeles · Sylmar to Long Beach · Sylmar to Riverside · Sylmar to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	68	66	59	58	59	59	62	65	77	82	80	70	57	52	48
Tue	48	59	74	77	65	62	60	60	61	71	87	92	84	75	60	55	48
Wed	47	59	79	78	68	63	61	62	63	73	78	81	79	74	62	57	49
Thu	48	60	77	77	70	66	63	65	67	81	89	93	88	77	58	56	49
Fri	48	56	68	70	65	60	61	64	74	88	91	89	90	76	61	58	50
Sat	48	50	51	52	57	59	62	63	69	72	73	69	68	63	57	58	49
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	53	55	61	61	64	62	62	59	59	56	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	68	66	59	58	59	59	62	65	77	82	80	70	57	52	48
Tue	48	59	74	77	65	62	60	60	61	71	87	92	84	75	60	55	48
Wed	47	59	79	78	68	63	61	62	63	73	78	81	79	74	62	57	49
Thu	48	60	77	77	70	66	63	65	67	81	89	93	88	77	58	56	49
Fri	48	56	68	70	65	60	61	64	74	88	91	89	90	76	61	58	50
Sat	48	50	51	52	57	59	62	63	69	72	73	69	68	63	57	58	49
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	53	55	61	61	64	62	62	59	59	56	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	68	66	59	58	59	59	62	65	77	82	80	70	57	52	48
Tue	48	59	74	77	65	62	60	60	61	71	87	92	84	75	60	55	48
Wed	47	59	79	78	68	63	61	62	63	73	78	81	79	74	62	57	49
Thu	48	60	77	77	70	66	63	65	67	81	89	93	88	77	58	56	49
Fri	48	56	68	70	65	60	61	64	74	88	91	89	90	76	61	58	50
Sat	48	50	51	52	57	59	62	63	69	72	73	69	68	63	57	58	49
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	53	55	61	61	64	62	62	59	59	56	58	49