Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Sylmar

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Whittier 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	44	47	63	72	65	58	58	56	55	54	64	68	65	59	52	47	45
Tue	44	49	68	74	67	62	59	56	55	58	69	75	72	63	56	50	45
Wed	44	49	68	72	66	59	57	56	56	59	71	78	73	65	55	49	46
Thu	44	49	63	71	64	60	59	56	57	61	71	78	75	62	54	48	46
Fri	44	48	57	61	61	60	59	61	66	73	82	79	72	65	55	50	46
Sat	45	45	47	46	47	49	55	57	56	59	58	58	55	52	51	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	54	53	54	51	49	48	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Whittier to Sylmar (via I-210 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Sylmar?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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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	63	72	65	58	58	56	55	54	64	68	65	59	52	47	45
Tue	44	49	68	74	67	62	59	56	55	58	69	75	72	63	56	50	45
Wed	44	49	68	72	66	59	57	56	56	59	71	78	73	65	55	49	46
Thu	44	49	63	71	64	60	59	56	57	61	71	78	75	62	54	48	46
Fri	44	48	57	61	61	60	59	61	66	73	82	79	72	65	55	50	46
Sat	45	45	47	46	47	49	55	57	56	59	58	58	55	52	51	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	54	53	54	51	49	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	63	72	65	58	58	56	55	54	64	68	65	59	52	47	45
Tue	44	49	68	74	67	62	59	56	55	58	69	75	72	63	56	50	45
Wed	44	49	68	72	66	59	57	56	56	59	71	78	73	65	55	49	46
Thu	44	49	63	71	64	60	59	56	57	61	71	78	75	62	54	48	46
Fri	44	48	57	61	61	60	59	61	66	73	82	79	72	65	55	50	46
Sat	45	45	47	46	47	49	55	57	56	59	58	58	55	52	51	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	54	53	54	51	49	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	63	72	65	58	58	56	55	54	64	68	65	59	52	47	45
Tue	44	49	68	74	67	62	59	56	55	58	69	75	72	63	56	50	45
Wed	44	49	68	72	66	59	57	56	56	59	71	78	73	65	55	49	46
Thu	44	49	63	71	64	60	59	56	57	61	71	78	75	62	54	48	46
Fri	44	48	57	61	61	60	59	61	66	73	82	79	72	65	55	50	46
Sat	45	45	47	46	47	49	55	57	56	59	58	58	55	52	51	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	46	47	50	54	53	54	51	49	48	48	47	45