Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Hesperia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 108 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 108 at this time.

Only 8% 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 86-mile drive from Sylmar to Hesperia (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 52 miles surface streets (71 to 108 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Hesperia 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 Hesperia?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 101 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Hesperia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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