Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Vermont Square

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 32 minutes via I-210 East and SR-2 West.

Only 15% 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 Vermont Square 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	31	36	42	49	44	39	38	38	38	40	40	42	41	38	36	35	32
Tue	31	36	49	58	53	47	40	39	39	45	50	52	45	37	37	36	32
Wed	31	36	49	59	55	46	42	41	41	46	50	50	49	42	37	36	33
Thu	31	35	47	57	54	45	40	41	41	49	52	52	47	40	37	38	33
Fri	31	35	41	47	42	39	40	43	49	52	51	51	50	42	41	39	33
Sat	32	33	34	33	34	36	37	38	45	44	46	44	51	47	41	38	33
Sun	31	34	34	32	32	33	37	40	41	42	41	41	40	41	38	38	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Sylmar to Vermont Square (via I-210 East and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Vermont Square?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Vermont Square?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Vermont Square to Sylmar (return trip) · Sylmar to Los Angeles · Sylmar to Long Beach · Sylmar to Anaheim · Sylmar to Riverside · Sylmar to Santa Ana · Sylmar to Irvine · Sylmar to San Bernardino · Sylmar to Fontana · Sylmar to Oxnard · Sylmar to Huntington Beach · Sylmar to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	42	49	44	39	38	38	38	40	40	42	41	38	36	35	32
Tue	31	36	49	58	53	47	40	39	39	45	50	52	45	37	37	36	32
Wed	31	36	49	59	55	46	42	41	41	46	50	50	49	42	37	36	33
Thu	31	35	47	57	54	45	40	41	41	49	52	52	47	40	37	38	33
Fri	31	35	41	47	42	39	40	43	49	52	51	51	50	42	41	39	33
Sat	32	33	34	33	34	36	37	38	45	44	46	44	51	47	41	38	33
Sun	31	34	34	32	32	33	37	40	41	42	41	41	40	41	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	42	49	44	39	38	38	38	40	40	42	41	38	36	35	32
Tue	31	36	49	58	53	47	40	39	39	45	50	52	45	37	37	36	32
Wed	31	36	49	59	55	46	42	41	41	46	50	50	49	42	37	36	33
Thu	31	35	47	57	54	45	40	41	41	49	52	52	47	40	37	38	33
Fri	31	35	41	47	42	39	40	43	49	52	51	51	50	42	41	39	33
Sat	32	33	34	33	34	36	37	38	45	44	46	44	51	47	41	38	33
Sun	31	34	34	32	32	33	37	40	41	42	41	41	40	41	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	42	49	44	39	38	38	38	40	40	42	41	38	36	35	32
Tue	31	36	49	58	53	47	40	39	39	45	50	52	45	37	37	36	32
Wed	31	36	49	59	55	46	42	41	41	46	50	50	49	42	37	36	33
Thu	31	35	47	57	54	45	40	41	41	49	52	52	47	40	37	38	33
Fri	31	35	41	47	42	39	40	43	49	52	51	51	50	42	41	39	33
Sat	32	33	34	33	34	36	37	38	45	44	46	44	51	47	41	38	33
Sun	31	34	34	32	32	33	37	40	41	42	41	41	40	41	38	38	33