Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Barstow to Palmdale
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 96 minutes via I-15 South.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 97 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 112 | 98 |
| Tue | 98 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 104 | 108 | 113 | 98 |
| Wed | 97 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 103 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 101 | 104 | 108 | 97 |
| Thu | 97 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 97 |
| Fri | 97 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 97 |
| Sat | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
| Sun | 96 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 98 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 97 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Barstow to Palmdale (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 8 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).
About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (67 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barstow 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 Barstow to Palmdale?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Barstow to Palmdale?
The 83-mile drive usually takes 96 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Barstow to Palmdale?
Leaving around 8 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.
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