Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 South, usually 86 at this time.

None 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 San Pedro 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	43	43	45	50	52	50	50	57	77	85	100	104	101	80	54	47	43
Tue	44	44	44	67	77	58	55	97	141	170	218	200	160	119	80	57	43
Wed	43	44	45	63	67	53	56	83	148	213	215	207	171	128	92	64	44
Thu	43	44	45	59	68	54	61	89	142	184	181	180	169	143	109	72	46
Fri	44	44	45	53	52	53	68	128	155	143	134	156	145	124	100	71	46
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	60	70	77	93	90	85	73	63	56	55	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	46	47	50	54	59	62	59	61	59	55	55	52	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Sylmar to San Pedro (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 221 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 221 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to San Pedro?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 221 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 221 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	45	50	52	50	50	57	77	85	100	104	101	80	54	47	43
Tue	44	44	44	67	77	58	55	97	141	170	218	200	160	119	80	57	43
Wed	43	44	45	63	67	53	56	83	148	213	215	207	171	128	92	64	44
Thu	43	44	45	59	68	54	61	89	142	184	181	180	169	143	109	72	46
Fri	44	44	45	53	52	53	68	128	155	143	134	156	145	124	100	71	46
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	60	70	77	93	90	85	73	63	56	55	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	46	47	50	54	59	62	59	61	59	55	55	52	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	45	50	52	50	50	57	77	85	100	104	101	80	54	47	43
Tue	44	44	44	67	77	58	55	97	141	170	218	200	160	119	80	57	43
Wed	43	44	45	63	67	53	56	83	148	213	215	207	171	128	92	64	44
Thu	43	44	45	59	68	54	61	89	142	184	181	180	169	143	109	72	46
Fri	44	44	45	53	52	53	68	128	155	143	134	156	145	124	100	71	46
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	60	70	77	93	90	85	73	63	56	55	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	46	47	50	54	59	62	59	61	59	55	55	52	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	45	50	52	50	50	57	77	85	100	104	101	80	54	47	43
Tue	44	44	44	67	77	58	55	97	141	170	218	200	160	119	80	57	43
Wed	43	44	45	63	67	53	56	83	148	213	215	207	171	128	92	64	44
Thu	43	44	45	59	68	54	61	89	142	184	181	180	169	143	109	72	46
Fri	44	44	45	53	52	53	68	128	155	143	134	156	145	124	100	71	46
Sat	44	44	44	45	47	50	60	70	77	93	90	85	73	63	56	55	44
Sun	43	44	43	44	46	47	50	54	59	62	59	61	59	55	55	52	44