East Los Angeles to Sylmar runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:49 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 9m over 47 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for September 22, 2026
€11.88
- 32%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving East Los Angeles
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:49First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between East Los Angeles and Sylmar.
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Southern California Regional Rail Authority runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €15.74Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €14.09Thu24
- about €11.89Fri25
- about €12.44Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €12.44Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.89Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Sylmar. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Sylmar for the night the train gets in
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When to book East Los Angeles to Sylmar
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €11.883 days
- €15.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 32 percent. The most expensive point is €15.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 3 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to East Los Angeles to Sylmar and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
47 km
41 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
126,496 → 79,614
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 47 km against 41 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Oxnard, Palmdale, Lancaster. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Sylmar is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Sylmar/San Fernando
Most of the points near Sylmar/San Fernando open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about East Los Angeles to Sylmar
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
The fastest journey from East Los Angeles to Sylmar takes 1h 9m door to door, of which 26m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 10m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
The cheapest fare from East Los Angeles to Sylmar is €11.88, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
The cheapest way from East Los Angeles to Sylmar is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 1h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
Fares from East Los Angeles to Sylmar bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 32 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from East Los Angeles to Sylmar, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from East Los Angeles to Sylmar, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
Southern California Regional Rail Authority publish service areas covering both East Los Angeles and Sylmar, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
25 percent of the services we sell from East Los Angeles to Sylmar are direct. The rest connect at Oxnard, Palmdale, Lancaster, with about 76 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from East Los Angeles to Sylmar use?
Services from East Los Angeles to Sylmar by train leave from East Los Angeles station and arrive at Sylmar/San Fernando. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from East Los Angeles to Sylmar?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from East Los Angeles to Sylmar allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for East Los Angeles to Sylmar on September 20, 2026: 47 km of route against 41 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sylmar is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Sylmar and across United States
Day trips that leave Sylmar in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
East Los Angeles reaches 28 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 232 km. Sylmar reaches 6 places in 1 countries, from 41 to 68 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving East Los Angeles
- 28Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Sylmar
Leaving Sylmar
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators