Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Hacienda Heights

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 45 minutes via I-210 East.

Only 21% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	43	45	47	52	50	48	50	48	49	58	77	89	88	60	46	45	43
Tue	43	46	48	58	55	52	49	50	51	55	79	96	94	73	53	46	44
Wed	43	46	49	57	59	53	51	51	51	63	78	89	87	69	53	46	44
Thu	44	47	50	58	56	52	50	50	53	68	94	108	93	72	53	48	45
Fri	43	47	48	52	53	50	52	57	70	91	115	115	93	66	54	47	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	59	62	52	49	47	45	43
Sun	44	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	48	47	47	45	45	45	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Sylmar to Hacienda Heights (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Hacienda Heights?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	47	52	50	48	50	48	49	58	77	89	88	60	46	45	43
Tue	43	46	48	58	55	52	49	50	51	55	79	96	94	73	53	46	44
Wed	43	46	49	57	59	53	51	51	51	63	78	89	87	69	53	46	44
Thu	44	47	50	58	56	52	50	50	53	68	94	108	93	72	53	48	45
Fri	43	47	48	52	53	50	52	57	70	91	115	115	93	66	54	47	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	59	62	52	49	47	45	43
Sun	44	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	48	47	47	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	47	52	50	48	50	48	49	58	77	89	88	60	46	45	43
Tue	43	46	48	58	55	52	49	50	51	55	79	96	94	73	53	46	44
Wed	43	46	49	57	59	53	51	51	51	63	78	89	87	69	53	46	44
Thu	44	47	50	58	56	52	50	50	53	68	94	108	93	72	53	48	45
Fri	43	47	48	52	53	50	52	57	70	91	115	115	93	66	54	47	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	59	62	52	49	47	45	43
Sun	44	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	48	47	47	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	47	52	50	48	50	48	49	58	77	89	88	60	46	45	43
Tue	43	46	48	58	55	52	49	50	51	55	79	96	94	73	53	46	44
Wed	43	46	49	57	59	53	51	51	51	63	78	89	87	69	53	46	44
Thu	44	47	50	58	56	52	50	50	53	68	94	108	93	72	53	48	45
Fri	43	47	48	52	53	50	52	57	70	91	115	115	93	66	54	47	44
Sat	43	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	52	56	59	62	52	49	47	45	43
Sun	44	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	48	47	47	45	45	45	46	43