Best Time to Drive from Baldwin Park to Palmdale

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-210 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Baldwin Park to Palmdale 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	81	85	98	104	100	97	95	91	90	88	90	94	90	86	84	82	81
Tue	81	87	103	110	104	100	95	93	90	88	91	92	92	88	86	82	81
Wed	81	88	105	112	109	101	96	94	94	90	93	94	93	89	89	82	82
Thu	81	87	100	113	106	100	96	94	93	91	93	96	92	89	88	88	82
Fri	81	86	95	99	98	96	94	92	94	94	95	97	93	89	88	83	81
Sat	82	82	83	83	84	83	86	90	89	90	88	89	88	86	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Baldwin Park to Palmdale (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (65 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Baldwin Park 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 Baldwin Park to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Baldwin Park to Palmdale?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 81 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Baldwin Park to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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Palmdale to Baldwin Park (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	85	98	104	100	97	95	91	90	88	90	94	90	86	84	82	81
Tue	81	87	103	110	104	100	95	93	90	88	91	92	92	88	86	82	81
Wed	81	88	105	112	109	101	96	94	94	90	93	94	93	89	89	82	82
Thu	81	87	100	113	106	100	96	94	93	91	93	96	92	89	88	88	82
Fri	81	86	95	99	98	96	94	92	94	94	95	97	93	89	88	83	81
Sat	82	82	83	83	84	83	86	90	89	90	88	89	88	86	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	85	98	104	100	97	95	91	90	88	90	94	90	86	84	82	81
Tue	81	87	103	110	104	100	95	93	90	88	91	92	92	88	86	82	81
Wed	81	88	105	112	109	101	96	94	94	90	93	94	93	89	89	82	82
Thu	81	87	100	113	106	100	96	94	93	91	93	96	92	89	88	88	82
Fri	81	86	95	99	98	96	94	92	94	94	95	97	93	89	88	83	81
Sat	82	82	83	83	84	83	86	90	89	90	88	89	88	86	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	85	98	104	100	97	95	91	90	88	90	94	90	86	84	82	81
Tue	81	87	103	110	104	100	95	93	90	88	91	92	92	88	86	82	81
Wed	81	88	105	112	109	101	96	94	94	90	93	94	93	89	89	82	82
Thu	81	87	100	113	106	100	96	94	93	91	93	96	92	89	88	88	82
Fri	81	86	95	99	98	96	94	92	94	94	95	97	93	89	88	83	81
Sat	82	82	83	83	84	83	86	90	89	90	88	89	88	86	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81