Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Anaheim

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 17% 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	68	61	58	59	59	62	66	77	83	81	70	57	52	48
Tue	47	59	76	77	65	63	60	60	61	72	86	94	85	76	62	55	48
Wed	47	58	77	78	70	62	60	60	61	69	73	76	72	66	61	56	49
Thu	47	59	77	77	69	64	63	64	66	78	88	90	87	78	60	57	49
Fri	48	55	65	68	63	59	61	63	72	87	89	89	91	76	63	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	55	57	59	61	66	68	68	66	67	63	58	58	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	49	53	57	62	62	65	61	62	61	61	59	59	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 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 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 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 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 · Sylmar to Irvine · Sylmar to San Bernardino · Sylmar to Fontana · Sylmar to Oxnard · Sylmar to Huntington Beach · Sylmar to Glendale · Sylmar to Santa Clarita

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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	68	61	58	59	59	62	66	77	83	81	70	57	52	48
Tue	47	59	76	77	65	63	60	60	61	72	86	94	85	76	62	55	48
Wed	47	58	77	78	70	62	60	60	61	69	73	76	72	66	61	56	49
Thu	47	59	77	77	69	64	63	64	66	78	88	90	87	78	60	57	49
Fri	48	55	65	68	63	59	61	63	72	87	89	89	91	76	63	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	55	57	59	61	66	68	68	66	67	63	58	58	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	49	53	57	62	62	65	61	62	61	61	59	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	68	68	61	58	59	59	62	66	77	83	81	70	57	52	48
Tue	47	59	76	77	65	63	60	60	61	72	86	94	85	76	62	55	48
Wed	47	58	77	78	70	62	60	60	61	69	73	76	72	66	61	56	49
Thu	47	59	77	77	69	64	63	64	66	78	88	90	87	78	60	57	49
Fri	48	55	65	68	63	59	61	63	72	87	89	89	91	76	63	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	55	57	59	61	66	68	68	66	67	63	58	58	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	49	53	57	62	62	65	61	62	61	61	59	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	68	68	61	58	59	59	62	66	77	83	81	70	57	52	48
Tue	47	59	76	77	65	63	60	60	61	72	86	94	85	76	62	55	48
Wed	47	58	77	78	70	62	60	60	61	69	73	76	72	66	61	56	49
Thu	47	59	77	77	69	64	63	64	66	78	88	90	87	78	60	57	49
Fri	48	55	65	68	63	59	61	63	72	87	89	89	91	76	63	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	55	57	59	61	66	68	68	66	67	63	58	58	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	49	53	57	62	62	65	61	62	61	61	59	59	49