Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Pico Rivera

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 64 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 Pico Rivera 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	43	48	53	48	46	47	46	50	53	64	69	67	58	45	40	36
Tue	36	43	56	62	54	51	47	47	49	59	72	78	72	63	50	42	36
Wed	35	42	56	64	57	50	47	47	48	56	61	64	61	55	48	43	37
Thu	36	42	55	61	56	51	49	51	53	65	74	78	74	64	47	45	38
Fri	36	41	51	57	51	46	49	52	60	71	74	73	75	63	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	40	44	46	48	49	55	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	38
Sun	36	38	38	37	37	41	45	50	50	52	50	50	48	48	46	46	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Sylmar to Pico Rivera (via I-210 East and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 78 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Pico Rivera?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 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	43	48	53	48	46	47	46	50	53	64	69	67	58	45	40	36
Tue	36	43	56	62	54	51	47	47	49	59	72	78	72	63	50	42	36
Wed	35	42	56	64	57	50	47	47	48	56	61	64	61	55	48	43	37
Thu	36	42	55	61	56	51	49	51	53	65	74	78	74	64	47	45	38
Fri	36	41	51	57	51	46	49	52	60	71	74	73	75	63	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	40	44	46	48	49	55	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	38
Sun	36	38	38	37	37	41	45	50	50	52	50	50	48	48	46	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	48	53	48	46	47	46	50	53	64	69	67	58	45	40	36
Tue	36	43	56	62	54	51	47	47	49	59	72	78	72	63	50	42	36
Wed	35	42	56	64	57	50	47	47	48	56	61	64	61	55	48	43	37
Thu	36	42	55	61	56	51	49	51	53	65	74	78	74	64	47	45	38
Fri	36	41	51	57	51	46	49	52	60	71	74	73	75	63	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	40	44	46	48	49	55	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	38
Sun	36	38	38	37	37	41	45	50	50	52	50	50	48	48	46	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	48	53	48	46	47	46	50	53	64	69	67	58	45	40	36
Tue	36	43	56	62	54	51	47	47	49	59	72	78	72	63	50	42	36
Wed	35	42	56	64	57	50	47	47	48	56	61	64	61	55	48	43	37
Thu	36	42	55	61	56	51	49	51	53	65	74	78	74	64	47	45	38
Fri	36	41	51	57	51	46	49	52	60	71	74	73	75	63	49	46	38
Sat	37	37	39	40	44	46	48	49	55	57	57	56	56	53	47	46	38
Sun	36	38	38	37	37	41	45	50	50	52	50	50	48	48	46	46	38