Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Gardena

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Gardena 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	36	36	37	43	46	42	43	51	63	76	87	96	96	74	48	40	35
Tue	36	36	37	56	68	48	46	67	93	105	145	170	145	108	72	49	36
Wed	36	36	37	52	60	45	48	62	94	136	161	182	156	118	83	56	36
Thu	36	36	37	50	60	46	53	70	91	125	150	166	158	133	100	65	38
Fri	36	36	37	42	44	44	56	85	106	116	128	146	139	117	93	63	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	42	48	57	64	78	79	76	67	54	50	48	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Sylmar to Gardena (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Gardena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	43	46	42	43	51	63	76	87	96	96	74	48	40	35
Tue	36	36	37	56	68	48	46	67	93	105	145	170	145	108	72	49	36
Wed	36	36	37	52	60	45	48	62	94	136	161	182	156	118	83	56	36
Thu	36	36	37	50	60	46	53	70	91	125	150	166	158	133	100	65	38
Fri	36	36	37	42	44	44	56	85	106	116	128	146	139	117	93	63	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	42	48	57	64	78	79	76	67	54	50	48	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	43	46	42	43	51	63	76	87	96	96	74	48	40	35
Tue	36	36	37	56	68	48	46	67	93	105	145	170	145	108	72	49	36
Wed	36	36	37	52	60	45	48	62	94	136	161	182	156	118	83	56	36
Thu	36	36	37	50	60	46	53	70	91	125	150	166	158	133	100	65	38
Fri	36	36	37	42	44	44	56	85	106	116	128	146	139	117	93	63	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	42	48	57	64	78	79	76	67	54	50	48	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	43	46	42	43	51	63	76	87	96	96	74	48	40	35
Tue	36	36	37	56	68	48	46	67	93	105	145	170	145	108	72	49	36
Wed	36	36	37	52	60	45	48	62	94	136	161	182	156	118	83	56	36
Thu	36	36	37	50	60	46	53	70	91	125	150	166	158	133	100	65	38
Fri	36	36	37	42	44	44	56	85	106	116	128	146	139	117	93	63	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	42	48	57	64	78	79	76	67	54	50	48	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	48	45	37