Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Sylmar

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 1% 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	52	71	103	95	91	85	74	73	76	82	103	103	96	75	60	57	54
Tue	52	95	176	153	126	109	93	76	78	87	102	110	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	95	185	163	129	107	89	80	80	86	105	114	107	90	64	59	54
Thu	53	95	166	143	115	109	90	83	78	87	102	112	101	82	63	57	54
Fri	52	92	149	115	96	85	99	91	88	97	99	99	85	70	60	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	59	63	72	84	81	90	91	83	79	75	66	69	61	55
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	60	70	78	99	95	91	72	71	66	64	63	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 185 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (100 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 4 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 185 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 52 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Sylmar?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 185 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	52	71	103	95	91	85	74	73	76	82	103	103	96	75	60	57	54
Tue	52	95	176	153	126	109	93	76	78	87	102	110	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	95	185	163	129	107	89	80	80	86	105	114	107	90	64	59	54
Thu	53	95	166	143	115	109	90	83	78	87	102	112	101	82	63	57	54
Fri	52	92	149	115	96	85	99	91	88	97	99	99	85	70	60	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	59	63	72	84	81	90	91	83	79	75	66	69	61	55
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	60	70	78	99	95	91	72	71	66	64	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	103	95	91	85	74	73	76	82	103	103	96	75	60	57	54
Tue	52	95	176	153	126	109	93	76	78	87	102	110	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	95	185	163	129	107	89	80	80	86	105	114	107	90	64	59	54
Thu	53	95	166	143	115	109	90	83	78	87	102	112	101	82	63	57	54
Fri	52	92	149	115	96	85	99	91	88	97	99	99	85	70	60	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	59	63	72	84	81	90	91	83	79	75	66	69	61	55
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	60	70	78	99	95	91	72	71	66	64	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	103	95	91	85	74	73	76	82	103	103	96	75	60	57	54
Tue	52	95	176	153	126	109	93	76	78	87	102	110	103	84	63	57	54
Wed	53	95	185	163	129	107	89	80	80	86	105	114	107	90	64	59	54
Thu	53	95	166	143	115	109	90	83	78	87	102	112	101	82	63	57	54
Fri	52	92	149	115	96	85	99	91	88	97	99	99	85	70	60	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	59	63	72	84	81	90	91	83	79	75	66	69	61	55
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	60	70	78	99	95	91	72	71	66	64	63	55