Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Arcadia

Right now (12:37 am PDT): about 28 minutes via I-210 East.

Only 27% 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 Arcadia 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	27	28	30	35	33	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	35	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	28	32	41	37	34	31	31	32	34	37	39	37	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	33	41	40	35	32	31	32	36	40	41	38	35	31	29	28
Thu	27	29	32	41	37	33	31	31	33	36	39	40	38	35	31	30	28
Fri	27	29	31	34	33	31	32	33	38	41	42	41	39	35	33	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	34	33	33	33	30	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Sylmar to Arcadia (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Arcadia 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Arcadia?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	35	33	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	35	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	28	32	41	37	34	31	31	32	34	37	39	37	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	33	41	40	35	32	31	32	36	40	41	38	35	31	29	28
Thu	27	29	32	41	37	33	31	31	33	36	39	40	38	35	31	30	28
Fri	27	29	31	34	33	31	32	33	38	41	42	41	39	35	33	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	34	33	33	33	30	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	35	33	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	35	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	28	32	41	37	34	31	31	32	34	37	39	37	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	33	41	40	35	32	31	32	36	40	41	38	35	31	29	28
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Fri	27	29	31	34	33	31	32	33	38	41	42	41	39	35	33	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	34	33	33	33	30	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	35	33	30	30	30	31	33	35	37	35	31	29	28	27
Tue	27	28	32	41	37	34	31	31	32	34	37	39	37	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	33	41	40	35	32	31	32	36	40	41	38	35	31	29	28
Thu	27	29	32	41	37	33	31	31	33	36	39	40	38	35	31	30	28
Fri	27	29	31	34	33	31	32	33	38	41	42	41	39	35	33	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	34	33	33	33	30	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27