Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Sylmar

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-405 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Westminster 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	53	79	116	104	102	91	81	83	89	95	112	117	100	76	61	58	54
Tue	52	105	174	151	124	110	95	78	80	87	107	114	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	98	181	158	125	105	88	78	80	90	107	116	107	90	65	58	54
Thu	53	98	163	141	112	107	90	83	79	86	100	115	107	88	63	58	54
Fri	52	99	151	121	104	91	108	104	95	106	106	104	89	72	61	59	54
Sat	56	56	57	60	65	78	88	83	96	98	86	81	78	66	72	62	55
Sun	55	55	58	57	58	61	68	79	102	101	95	70	66	60	61	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Westminster to Sylmar (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 52 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	53	79	116	104	102	91	81	83	89	95	112	117	100	76	61	58	54
Tue	52	105	174	151	124	110	95	78	80	87	107	114	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	98	181	158	125	105	88	78	80	90	107	116	107	90	65	58	54
Thu	53	98	163	141	112	107	90	83	79	86	100	115	107	88	63	58	54
Fri	52	99	151	121	104	91	108	104	95	106	106	104	89	72	61	59	54
Sat	56	56	57	60	65	78	88	83	96	98	86	81	78	66	72	62	55
Sun	55	55	58	57	58	61	68	79	102	101	95	70	66	60	61	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	79	116	104	102	91	81	83	89	95	112	117	100	76	61	58	54
Tue	52	105	174	151	124	110	95	78	80	87	107	114	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	98	181	158	125	105	88	78	80	90	107	116	107	90	65	58	54
Thu	53	98	163	141	112	107	90	83	79	86	100	115	107	88	63	58	54
Fri	52	99	151	121	104	91	108	104	95	106	106	104	89	72	61	59	54
Sat	56	56	57	60	65	78	88	83	96	98	86	81	78	66	72	62	55
Sun	55	55	58	57	58	61	68	79	102	101	95	70	66	60	61	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	79	116	104	102	91	81	83	89	95	112	117	100	76	61	58	54
Tue	52	105	174	151	124	110	95	78	80	87	107	114	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	98	181	158	125	105	88	78	80	90	107	116	107	90	65	58	54
Thu	53	98	163	141	112	107	90	83	79	86	100	115	107	88	63	58	54
Fri	52	99	151	121	104	91	108	104	95	106	106	104	89	72	61	59	54
Sat	56	56	57	60	65	78	88	83	96	98	86	81	78	66	72	62	55
Sun	55	55	58	57	58	61	68	79	102	101	95	70	66	60	61	62	55