Best Time to Drive from Upland to Sylmar

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-210 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Upland to Sylmar 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	49	66	77	74	67	63	61	58	57	56	57	60	59	53	52	51	50
Tue	48	70	86	77	70	66	62	58	57	57	60	66	65	56	53	52	50
Wed	49	68	84	76	70	64	62	60	57	59	65	69	67	60	54	53	51
Thu	49	65	80	74	67	63	61	59	57	57	61	68	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	60	66	64	63	63	61	62	61	64	71	70	64	59	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	54	58	59	59	60	58	57	56	55	54	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	56	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Upland to Sylmar (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland to central Sylmar 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 Upland to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (49 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	77	74	67	63	61	58	57	56	57	60	59	53	52	51	50
Tue	48	70	86	77	70	66	62	58	57	57	60	66	65	56	53	52	50
Wed	49	68	84	76	70	64	62	60	57	59	65	69	67	60	54	53	51
Thu	49	65	80	74	67	63	61	59	57	57	61	68	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	60	66	64	63	63	61	62	61	64	71	70	64	59	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	54	58	59	59	60	58	57	56	55	54	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	56	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	77	74	67	63	61	58	57	56	57	60	59	53	52	51	50
Tue	48	70	86	77	70	66	62	58	57	57	60	66	65	56	53	52	50
Wed	49	68	84	76	70	64	62	60	57	59	65	69	67	60	54	53	51
Thu	49	65	80	74	67	63	61	59	57	57	61	68	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	60	66	64	63	63	61	62	61	64	71	70	64	59	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	54	58	59	59	60	58	57	56	55	54	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	56	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	77	74	67	63	61	58	57	56	57	60	59	53	52	51	50
Tue	48	70	86	77	70	66	62	58	57	57	60	66	65	56	53	52	50
Wed	49	68	84	76	70	64	62	60	57	59	65	69	67	60	54	53	51
Thu	49	65	80	74	67	63	61	59	57	57	61	68	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	60	66	64	63	63	61	62	61	64	71	70	64	59	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	54	58	59	59	60	58	57	56	55	54	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	56	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	50