Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Camarillo

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 47 at this time.

None 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 Camarillo 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	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	52	56	56	53	49	48	47	47
Tue	46	49	52	54	52	51	51	50	50	51	55	54	52	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	51	51	54	59	59	55	51	48	47	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	51	52	54	61	59	55	52	48	47	47
Fri	46	48	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	56	54	51	49	47	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Sylmar to Camarillo (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (27 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Camarillo 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 Camarillo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 46 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Camarillo?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	52	56	56	53	49	48	47	47
Tue	46	49	52	54	52	51	51	50	50	51	55	54	52	49	47	47	47
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Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	51	52	54	61	59	55	52	48	47	47
Fri	46	48	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	56	54	51	49	47	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	47	47	46
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Tue	46	49	52	54	52	51	51	50	50	51	55	54	52	49	47	47	47
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Fri	46	48	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	56	54	51	49	47	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	52	56	56	53	49	48	47	47
Tue	46	49	52	54	52	51	51	50	50	51	55	54	52	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	51	51	54	59	59	55	51	48	47	46
Thu	46	49	53	54	52	52	52	51	52	54	61	59	55	52	48	47	47
Fri	46	48	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	56	54	51	49	47	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	46