Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Inglewood

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-405 South, usually 30 at this time.

None 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 Inglewood 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	28	35	49	50	45	37	35	35	36	37	42	45	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	36	51	53	48	40	36	36	37	39	44	50	50	44	35	31	29
Wed	28	36	51	54	48	42	38	37	38	40	45	50	49	45	37	32	29
Thu	28	35	50	52	48	41	38	38	39	41	47	52	53	47	39	34	29
Fri	28	34	45	46	41	38	39	41	43	46	51	53	51	46	39	34	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	31	33	37	40	42	43	43	42	40	38	34	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	35	37	38	37	36	34	33	32	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Sylmar to Inglewood (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Inglewood?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	49	50	45	37	35	35	36	37	42	45	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	36	51	53	48	40	36	36	37	39	44	50	50	44	35	31	29
Wed	28	36	51	54	48	42	38	37	38	40	45	50	49	45	37	32	29
Thu	28	35	50	52	48	41	38	38	39	41	47	52	53	47	39	34	29
Fri	28	34	45	46	41	38	39	41	43	46	51	53	51	46	39	34	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	31	33	37	40	42	43	43	42	40	38	34	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	35	37	38	37	36	34	33	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	49	50	45	37	35	35	36	37	42	45	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	36	51	53	48	40	36	36	37	39	44	50	50	44	35	31	29
Wed	28	36	51	54	48	42	38	37	38	40	45	50	49	45	37	32	29
Thu	28	35	50	52	48	41	38	38	39	41	47	52	53	47	39	34	29
Fri	28	34	45	46	41	38	39	41	43	46	51	53	51	46	39	34	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	31	33	37	40	42	43	43	42	40	38	34	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	35	37	38	37	36	34	33	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	49	50	45	37	35	35	36	37	42	45	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	36	51	53	48	40	36	36	37	39	44	50	50	44	35	31	29
Wed	28	36	51	54	48	42	38	37	38	40	45	50	49	45	37	32	29
Thu	28	35	50	52	48	41	38	38	39	41	47	52	53	47	39	34	29
Fri	28	34	45	46	41	38	39	41	43	46	51	53	51	46	39	34	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	31	33	37	40	42	43	43	42	40	38	34	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	35	37	38	37	36	34	33	32	32	29