Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 76 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Huntington Beach 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	65	71	79	79	74	75	77	78	80	87	109	113	111	94	75	67	62
Tue	62	71	89	89	80	78	77	77	80	95	116	125	115	100	79	70	62
Wed	61	72	93	93	85	80	77	79	83	96	104	109	106	100	86	77	63
Thu	61	71	90	90	84	81	78	82	85	108	120	124	121	104	76	72	63
Fri	62	68	86	89	82	76	78	80	97	114	118	116	118	97	78	73	64
Sat	62	63	64	66	72	74	78	80	87	92	93	87	86	80	73	73	63
Sun	62	63	63	62	64	68	70	77	78	81	79	78	75	75	72	73	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Sylmar to Huntington Beach (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Huntington Beach?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 61 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 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) · 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	65	71	79	79	74	75	77	78	80	87	109	113	111	94	75	67	62
Tue	62	71	89	89	80	78	77	77	80	95	116	125	115	100	79	70	62
Wed	61	72	93	93	85	80	77	79	83	96	104	109	106	100	86	77	63
Thu	61	71	90	90	84	81	78	82	85	108	120	124	121	104	76	72	63
Fri	62	68	86	89	82	76	78	80	97	114	118	116	118	97	78	73	64
Sat	62	63	64	66	72	74	78	80	87	92	93	87	86	80	73	73	63
Sun	62	63	63	62	64	68	70	77	78	81	79	78	75	75	72	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	71	79	79	74	75	77	78	80	87	109	113	111	94	75	67	62
Tue	62	71	89	89	80	78	77	77	80	95	116	125	115	100	79	70	62
Wed	61	72	93	93	85	80	77	79	83	96	104	109	106	100	86	77	63
Thu	61	71	90	90	84	81	78	82	85	108	120	124	121	104	76	72	63
Fri	62	68	86	89	82	76	78	80	97	114	118	116	118	97	78	73	64
Sat	62	63	64	66	72	74	78	80	87	92	93	87	86	80	73	73	63
Sun	62	63	63	62	64	68	70	77	78	81	79	78	75	75	72	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	71	79	79	74	75	77	78	80	87	109	113	111	94	75	67	62
Tue	62	71	89	89	80	78	77	77	80	95	116	125	115	100	79	70	62
Wed	61	72	93	93	85	80	77	79	83	96	104	109	106	100	86	77	63
Thu	61	71	90	90	84	81	78	82	85	108	120	124	121	104	76	72	63
Fri	62	68	86	89	82	76	78	80	97	114	118	116	118	97	78	73	64
Sat	62	63	64	66	72	74	78	80	87	92	93	87	86	80	73	73	63
Sun	62	63	63	62	64	68	70	77	78	81	79	78	75	75	72	73	63