Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Palmdale

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 84 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North.

Only 27% 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 87-mile drive from Anaheim to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Palmdale 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 Anaheim to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Palmdale?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 79 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles)

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