Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Compton

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-210 East and I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Compton 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	40	47	54	57	51	49	49	48	49	51	53	56	54	49	44	43	41
Tue	40	47	64	68	58	56	53	51	51	56	60	64	60	53	46	45	41
Wed	40	47	64	68	60	55	52	51	53	57	61	61	61	55	48	45	42
Thu	40	47	63	68	61	54	52	53	53	60	63	64	63	55	48	47	42
Fri	41	47	57	61	55	50	52	55	58	61	62	63	63	54	48	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	49	51	51	55	54	53	53	54	52	48	48	42
Sun	40	43	42	41	41	45	48	51	50	52	49	50	48	48	46	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Sylmar to Compton (via I-210 East and I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Compton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	54	57	51	49	49	48	49	51	53	56	54	49	44	43	41
Tue	40	47	64	68	58	56	53	51	51	56	60	64	60	53	46	45	41
Wed	40	47	64	68	60	55	52	51	53	57	61	61	61	55	48	45	42
Thu	40	47	63	68	61	54	52	53	53	60	63	64	63	55	48	47	42
Fri	41	47	57	61	55	50	52	55	58	61	62	63	63	54	48	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	49	51	51	55	54	53	53	54	52	48	48	42
Sun	40	43	42	41	41	45	48	51	50	52	49	50	48	48	46	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	54	57	51	49	49	48	49	51	53	56	54	49	44	43	41
Tue	40	47	64	68	58	56	53	51	51	56	60	64	60	53	46	45	41
Wed	40	47	64	68	60	55	52	51	53	57	61	61	61	55	48	45	42
Thu	40	47	63	68	61	54	52	53	53	60	63	64	63	55	48	47	42
Fri	41	47	57	61	55	50	52	55	58	61	62	63	63	54	48	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	49	51	51	55	54	53	53	54	52	48	48	42
Sun	40	43	42	41	41	45	48	51	50	52	49	50	48	48	46	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	54	57	51	49	49	48	49	51	53	56	54	49	44	43	41
Tue	40	47	64	68	58	56	53	51	51	56	60	64	60	53	46	45	41
Wed	40	47	64	68	60	55	52	51	53	57	61	61	61	55	48	45	42
Thu	40	47	63	68	61	54	52	53	53	60	63	64	63	55	48	47	42
Fri	41	47	57	61	55	50	52	55	58	61	62	63	63	54	48	47	42
Sat	41	42	43	44	47	49	51	51	55	54	53	53	54	52	48	48	42
Sun	40	43	42	41	41	45	48	51	50	52	49	50	48	48	46	47	41