Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Montebello

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Montebello 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	37	44	50	53	47	46	49	46	50	54	60	63	61	55	44	40	37
Tue	36	43	56	61	54	51	48	48	50	58	65	68	63	56	49	42	37
Wed	36	43	58	62	56	49	47	48	49	58	62	64	62	56	49	43	38
Thu	36	42	54	60	54	50	49	52	54	63	67	69	67	59	47	45	38
Fri	36	42	51	57	51	47	50	53	61	66	67	67	68	59	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	45	46	49	51	57	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	39
Sun	36	38	38	37	38	42	45	51	51	54	51	51	48	48	47	47	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Sylmar to Montebello (via I-210 East and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Montebello?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (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	37	44	50	53	47	46	49	46	50	54	60	63	61	55	44	40	37
Tue	36	43	56	61	54	51	48	48	50	58	65	68	63	56	49	42	37
Wed	36	43	58	62	56	49	47	48	49	58	62	64	62	56	49	43	38
Thu	36	42	54	60	54	50	49	52	54	63	67	69	67	59	47	45	38
Fri	36	42	51	57	51	47	50	53	61	66	67	67	68	59	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	45	46	49	51	57	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	39
Sun	36	38	38	37	38	42	45	51	51	54	51	51	48	48	47	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	50	53	47	46	49	46	50	54	60	63	61	55	44	40	37
Tue	36	43	56	61	54	51	48	48	50	58	65	68	63	56	49	42	37
Wed	36	43	58	62	56	49	47	48	49	58	62	64	62	56	49	43	38
Thu	36	42	54	60	54	50	49	52	54	63	67	69	67	59	47	45	38
Fri	36	42	51	57	51	47	50	53	61	66	67	67	68	59	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	45	46	49	51	57	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	39
Sun	36	38	38	37	38	42	45	51	51	54	51	51	48	48	47	47	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	50	53	47	46	49	46	50	54	60	63	61	55	44	40	37
Tue	36	43	56	61	54	51	48	48	50	58	65	68	63	56	49	42	37
Wed	36	43	58	62	56	49	47	48	49	58	62	64	62	56	49	43	38
Thu	36	42	54	60	54	50	49	52	54	63	67	69	67	59	47	45	38
Fri	36	42	51	57	51	47	50	53	61	66	67	67	68	59	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	41	45	46	49	51	57	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	39
Sun	36	38	38	37	38	42	45	51	51	54	51	51	48	48	47	47	38