Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Rosemead

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-210 East, usually 31 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Rosemead 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	30	32	34	41	37	34	34	34	34	40	43	46	41	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	32	36	48	42	37	35	35	37	40	44	47	45	42	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	37	48	45	39	36	34	36	44	50	50	47	42	35	32	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	42	36	35	35	39	42	49	49	48	41	35	33	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	35	36	39	46	52	52	51	47	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	39	39	38	37	34	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Sylmar to Rosemead (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 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 Rosemead 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 Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Rosemead?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East 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	30	32	34	41	37	34	34	34	34	40	43	46	41	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	32	36	48	42	37	35	35	37	40	44	47	45	42	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	37	48	45	39	36	34	36	44	50	50	47	42	35	32	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	42	36	35	35	39	42	49	49	48	41	35	33	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	35	36	39	46	52	52	51	47	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	39	39	38	37	34	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	30

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

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