Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to La Mirada

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East.

Only 13% 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 La Mirada 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	46	50	59	62	57	55	58	58	62	72	93	98	95	77	56	47	43
Tue	42	51	72	72	62	60	57	56	62	80	103	113	102	87	65	51	43
Wed	42	50	69	74	66	58	55	56	60	73	83	88	80	70	59	52	45
Thu	42	50	68	70	65	60	59	63	67	92	107	112	101	84	59	53	44
Fri	43	49	60	64	58	56	59	65	81	101	106	106	103	81	62	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	53	55	57	63	65	66	66	68	62	56	54	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	52	58	60	63	59	61	59	59	55	55	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Sylmar to La Mirada (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to La Mirada?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 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	46	50	59	62	57	55	58	58	62	72	93	98	95	77	56	47	43
Tue	42	51	72	72	62	60	57	56	62	80	103	113	102	87	65	51	43
Wed	42	50	69	74	66	58	55	56	60	73	83	88	80	70	59	52	45
Thu	42	50	68	70	65	60	59	63	67	92	107	112	101	84	59	53	44
Fri	43	49	60	64	58	56	59	65	81	101	106	106	103	81	62	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	53	55	57	63	65	66	66	68	62	56	54	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	52	58	60	63	59	61	59	59	55	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	59	62	57	55	58	58	62	72	93	98	95	77	56	47	43
Tue	42	51	72	72	62	60	57	56	62	80	103	113	102	87	65	51	43
Wed	42	50	69	74	66	58	55	56	60	73	83	88	80	70	59	52	45
Thu	42	50	68	70	65	60	59	63	67	92	107	112	101	84	59	53	44
Fri	43	49	60	64	58	56	59	65	81	101	106	106	103	81	62	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	53	55	57	63	65	66	66	68	62	56	54	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	52	58	60	63	59	61	59	59	55	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	59	62	57	55	58	58	62	72	93	98	95	77	56	47	43
Tue	42	51	72	72	62	60	57	56	62	80	103	113	102	87	65	51	43
Wed	42	50	69	74	66	58	55	56	60	73	83	88	80	70	59	52	45
Thu	42	50	68	70	65	60	59	63	67	92	107	112	101	84	59	53	44
Fri	43	49	60	64	58	56	59	65	81	101	106	106	103	81	62	55	45
Sat	43	44	45	47	49	53	55	57	63	65	66	66	68	62	56	54	45
Sun	43	45	44	44	44	48	52	58	60	63	59	61	59	59	55	55	45