Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Whittier

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Whittier 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	44	47	49	53	52	50	53	51	51	63	81	91	89	60	48	47	45
Tue	45	48	50	59	57	54	51	52	54	59	82	98	95	73	54	48	46
Wed	45	48	51	59	60	56	53	53	54	67	82	92	87	70	55	48	46
Thu	46	48	52	60	57	54	52	52	56	72	98	108	94	73	55	50	46
Fri	45	49	50	55	55	52	54	61	75	93	115	120	98	70	57	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	62	64	66	54	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	48	50	49	49	47	46	47	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Sylmar to Whittier (via I-210 East and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar to central Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	49	53	52	50	53	51	51	63	81	91	89	60	48	47	45
Tue	45	48	50	59	57	54	51	52	54	59	82	98	95	73	54	48	46
Wed	45	48	51	59	60	56	53	53	54	67	82	92	87	70	55	48	46
Thu	46	48	52	60	57	54	52	52	56	72	98	108	94	73	55	50	46
Fri	45	49	50	55	55	52	54	61	75	93	115	120	98	70	57	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	62	64	66	54	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	48	50	49	49	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	49	53	52	50	53	51	51	63	81	91	89	60	48	47	45
Tue	45	48	50	59	57	54	51	52	54	59	82	98	95	73	54	48	46
Wed	45	48	51	59	60	56	53	53	54	67	82	92	87	70	55	48	46
Thu	46	48	52	60	57	54	52	52	56	72	98	108	94	73	55	50	46
Fri	45	49	50	55	55	52	54	61	75	93	115	120	98	70	57	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	62	64	66	54	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	48	50	49	49	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	49	53	52	50	53	51	51	63	81	91	89	60	48	47	45
Tue	45	48	50	59	57	54	51	52	54	59	82	98	95	73	54	48	46
Wed	45	48	51	59	60	56	53	53	54	67	82	92	87	70	55	48	46
Thu	46	48	52	60	57	54	52	52	56	72	98	108	94	73	55	50	46
Fri	45	49	50	55	55	52	54	61	75	93	115	120	98	70	57	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	62	64	66	54	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	48	50	49	49	47	46	47	48	45