Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Fountain Valley

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Sylmar to Fountain Valley (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 122 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Fountain Valley?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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