Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Rowland Heights

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 47 minutes via I-210 East.

Only 19% 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 Rowland Heights 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	49	51	56	54	53	55	53	54	66	88	107	99	66	51	50	48
Tue	47	50	53	63	60	56	54	55	56	64	92	116	107	81	59	51	48
Wed	47	50	53	62	63	58	56	56	56	71	91	104	99	77	58	50	48
Thu	48	51	54	63	62	57	55	55	59	79	111	123	108	82	61	53	49
Fri	47	52	53	56	57	54	57	63	79	104	132	125	99	72	59	52	49
Sat	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	55	58	63	65	67	58	54	50	48	47
Sun	48	47	48	47	47	48	49	49	50	53	51	52	50	49	49	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Sylmar to Rowland Heights (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Rowland Heights?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 East 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	49	51	56	54	53	55	53	54	66	88	107	99	66	51	50	48
Tue	47	50	53	63	60	56	54	55	56	64	92	116	107	81	59	51	48
Wed	47	50	53	62	63	58	56	56	56	71	91	104	99	77	58	50	48
Thu	48	51	54	63	62	57	55	55	59	79	111	123	108	82	61	53	49
Fri	47	52	53	56	57	54	57	63	79	104	132	125	99	72	59	52	49
Sat	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	55	58	63	65	67	58	54	50	48	47
Sun	48	47	48	47	47	48	49	49	50	53	51	52	50	49	49	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	51	56	54	53	55	53	54	66	88	107	99	66	51	50	48
Tue	47	50	53	63	60	56	54	55	56	64	92	116	107	81	59	51	48
Wed	47	50	53	62	63	58	56	56	56	71	91	104	99	77	58	50	48
Thu	48	51	54	63	62	57	55	55	59	79	111	123	108	82	61	53	49
Fri	47	52	53	56	57	54	57	63	79	104	132	125	99	72	59	52	49
Sat	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	55	58	63	65	67	58	54	50	48	47
Sun	48	47	48	47	47	48	49	49	50	53	51	52	50	49	49	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	51	56	54	53	55	53	54	66	88	107	99	66	51	50	48
Tue	47	50	53	63	60	56	54	55	56	64	92	116	107	81	59	51	48
Wed	47	50	53	62	63	58	56	56	56	71	91	104	99	77	58	50	48
Thu	48	51	54	63	62	57	55	55	59	79	111	123	108	82	61	53	49
Fri	47	52	53	56	57	54	57	63	79	104	132	125	99	72	59	52	49
Sat	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	55	58	63	65	67	58	54	50	48	47
Sun	48	47	48	47	47	48	49	49	50	53	51	52	50	49	49	50	47