Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to South Gate

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-210 East and SR-2 West and I-5 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 13% 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 South Gate 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	36	44	50	57	51	47	45	45	46	46	46	48	46	43	42	41	37
Tue	37	44	57	70	62	55	48	46	46	52	55	58	51	42	43	42	37
Wed	36	43	59	71	64	54	50	47	49	53	56	57	54	49	43	43	38
Thu	36	42	56	68	63	53	47	47	49	56	58	59	55	47	43	45	38
Fri	37	43	50	59	52	47	47	50	56	58	58	58	57	48	47	46	39
Sat	38	39	40	39	43	46	47	48	55	55	54	55	57	55	48	47	39
Sun	37	41	40	38	38	39	45	48	48	48	48	49	47	46	45	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Sylmar to South Gate (via I-210 East and SR-2 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to South Gate?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to South Gate?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	50	57	51	47	45	45	46	46	46	48	46	43	42	41	37
Tue	37	44	57	70	62	55	48	46	46	52	55	58	51	42	43	42	37
Wed	36	43	59	71	64	54	50	47	49	53	56	57	54	49	43	43	38
Thu	36	42	56	68	63	53	47	47	49	56	58	59	55	47	43	45	38
Fri	37	43	50	59	52	47	47	50	56	58	58	58	57	48	47	46	39
Sat	38	39	40	39	43	46	47	48	55	55	54	55	57	55	48	47	39
Sun	37	41	40	38	38	39	45	48	48	48	48	49	47	46	45	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	50	57	51	47	45	45	46	46	46	48	46	43	42	41	37
Tue	37	44	57	70	62	55	48	46	46	52	55	58	51	42	43	42	37
Wed	36	43	59	71	64	54	50	47	49	53	56	57	54	49	43	43	38
Thu	36	42	56	68	63	53	47	47	49	56	58	59	55	47	43	45	38
Fri	37	43	50	59	52	47	47	50	56	58	58	58	57	48	47	46	39
Sat	38	39	40	39	43	46	47	48	55	55	54	55	57	55	48	47	39
Sun	37	41	40	38	38	39	45	48	48	48	48	49	47	46	45	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	50	57	51	47	45	45	46	46	46	48	46	43	42	41	37
Tue	37	44	57	70	62	55	48	46	46	52	55	58	51	42	43	42	37
Wed	36	43	59	71	64	54	50	47	49	53	56	57	54	49	43	43	38
Thu	36	42	56	68	63	53	47	47	49	56	58	59	55	47	43	45	38
Fri	37	43	50	59	52	47	47	50	56	58	58	58	57	48	47	46	39
Sat	38	39	40	39	43	46	47	48	55	55	54	55	57	55	48	47	39
Sun	37	41	40	38	38	39	45	48	48	48	48	49	47	46	45	45	38