Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 79 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	70	79	81	76	75	77	77	80	89	109	114	111	95	75	67	62
Tue	61	71	90	90	81	79	76	76	80	96	116	128	117	103	83	71	62
Wed	61	70	89	93	86	79	76	78	81	90	96	102	95	89	83	75	63
Thu	61	71	89	90	83	80	78	81	85	105	119	122	118	104	78	72	63
Fri	61	68	82	86	79	74	77	81	93	112	117	118	120	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	64	67	70	73	76	78	82	86	87	84	85	81	76	73	64
Sun	62	63	63	63	63	68	72	79	80	83	79	79	78	78	74	75	64

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 128 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (87 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 23 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 128 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 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 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	70	79	81	76	75	77	77	80	89	109	114	111	95	75	67	62
Tue	61	71	90	90	81	79	76	76	80	96	116	128	117	103	83	71	62
Wed	61	70	89	93	86	79	76	78	81	90	96	102	95	89	83	75	63
Thu	61	71	89	90	83	80	78	81	85	105	119	122	118	104	78	72	63
Fri	61	68	82	86	79	74	77	81	93	112	117	118	120	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	64	67	70	73	76	78	82	86	87	84	85	81	76	73	64
Sun	62	63	63	63	63	68	72	79	80	83	79	79	78	78	74	75	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	70	79	81	76	75	77	77	80	89	109	114	111	95	75	67	62
Tue	61	71	90	90	81	79	76	76	80	96	116	128	117	103	83	71	62
Wed	61	70	89	93	86	79	76	78	81	90	96	102	95	89	83	75	63
Thu	61	71	89	90	83	80	78	81	85	105	119	122	118	104	78	72	63
Fri	61	68	82	86	79	74	77	81	93	112	117	118	120	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	64	67	70	73	76	78	82	86	87	84	85	81	76	73	64
Sun	62	63	63	63	63	68	72	79	80	83	79	79	78	78	74	75	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	70	79	81	76	75	77	77	80	89	109	114	111	95	75	67	62
Tue	61	71	90	90	81	79	76	76	80	96	116	128	117	103	83	71	62
Wed	61	70	89	93	86	79	76	78	81	90	96	102	95	89	83	75	63
Thu	61	71	89	90	83	80	78	81	85	105	119	122	118	104	78	72	63
Fri	61	68	82	86	79	74	77	81	93	112	117	118	120	98	80	74	64
Sat	62	63	64	67	70	73	76	78	82	86	87	84	85	81	76	73	64
Sun	62	63	63	63	63	68	72	79	80	83	79	79	78	78	74	75	64