Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Upland

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-210 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Upland 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	50	53	57	61	58	58	57	58	60	66	77	81	81	68	57	53	51
Tue	50	54	59	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	79	83	84	73	62	55	51
Wed	51	54	60	68	66	61	59	60	60	68	80	84	82	70	62	55	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	64	60	58	59	63	73	83	86	83	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	54	57	61	60	58	60	65	72	82	92	91	84	73	64	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	64	65	66	63	58	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	54	53	53	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Sylmar to Upland (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Upland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	57	61	58	58	57	58	60	66	77	81	81	68	57	53	51
Tue	50	54	59	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	79	83	84	73	62	55	51
Wed	51	54	60	68	66	61	59	60	60	68	80	84	82	70	62	55	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	64	60	58	59	63	73	83	86	83	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	54	57	61	60	58	60	65	72	82	92	91	84	73	64	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	64	65	66	63	58	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	54	53	53	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	57	61	58	58	57	58	60	66	77	81	81	68	57	53	51
Tue	50	54	59	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	79	83	84	73	62	55	51
Wed	51	54	60	68	66	61	59	60	60	68	80	84	82	70	62	55	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	64	60	58	59	63	73	83	86	83	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	54	57	61	60	58	60	65	72	82	92	91	84	73	64	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	64	65	66	63	58	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	54	53	53	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	57	61	58	58	57	58	60	66	77	81	81	68	57	53	51
Tue	50	54	59	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	79	83	84	73	62	55	51
Wed	51	54	60	68	66	61	59	60	60	68	80	84	82	70	62	55	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	64	60	58	59	63	73	83	86	83	72	61	56	52
Fri	51	54	57	61	60	58	60	65	72	82	92	91	84	73	64	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	64	65	66	63	58	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	54	53	53	54	50