Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Sylmar

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 16 minutes via I-5 South, usually 17 at this time.

None 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Valencia to Sylmar (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (19 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 15 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Sylmar?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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