Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Westminster

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 66 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Westminster 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	55	61	70	71	64	64	66	66	69	77	97	102	99	84	64	56	52
Tue	52	61	79	80	69	68	65	65	69	85	105	113	103	90	70	60	52
Wed	51	61	80	82	73	66	65	65	67	76	82	89	81	75	66	61	53
Thu	52	61	80	80	72	69	68	72	74	98	108	114	109	93	66	62	54
Fri	52	59	73	78	71	65	67	71	86	102	106	106	108	89	69	64	54
Sat	53	53	55	58	63	65	67	69	72	79	79	75	75	71	64	64	54
Sun	52	54	53	53	53	59	62	69	70	72	69	69	67	66	63	64	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Sylmar to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Westminster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	55	61	70	71	64	64	66	66	69	77	97	102	99	84	64	56	52
Tue	52	61	79	80	69	68	65	65	69	85	105	113	103	90	70	60	52
Wed	51	61	80	82	73	66	65	65	67	76	82	89	81	75	66	61	53
Thu	52	61	80	80	72	69	68	72	74	98	108	114	109	93	66	62	54
Fri	52	59	73	78	71	65	67	71	86	102	106	106	108	89	69	64	54
Sat	53	53	55	58	63	65	67	69	72	79	79	75	75	71	64	64	54
Sun	52	54	53	53	53	59	62	69	70	72	69	69	67	66	63	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	70	71	64	64	66	66	69	77	97	102	99	84	64	56	52
Tue	52	61	79	80	69	68	65	65	69	85	105	113	103	90	70	60	52
Wed	51	61	80	82	73	66	65	65	67	76	82	89	81	75	66	61	53
Thu	52	61	80	80	72	69	68	72	74	98	108	114	109	93	66	62	54
Fri	52	59	73	78	71	65	67	71	86	102	106	106	108	89	69	64	54
Sat	53	53	55	58	63	65	67	69	72	79	79	75	75	71	64	64	54
Sun	52	54	53	53	53	59	62	69	70	72	69	69	67	66	63	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	70	71	64	64	66	66	69	77	97	102	99	84	64	56	52
Tue	52	61	79	80	69	68	65	65	69	85	105	113	103	90	70	60	52
Wed	51	61	80	82	73	66	65	65	67	76	82	89	81	75	66	61	53
Thu	52	61	80	80	72	69	68	72	74	98	108	114	109	93	66	62	54
Fri	52	59	73	78	71	65	67	71	86	102	106	106	108	89	69	64	54
Sat	53	53	55	58	63	65	67	69	72	79	79	75	75	71	64	64	54
Sun	52	54	53	53	53	59	62	69	70	72	69	69	67	66	63	64	53