Best Time to Drive from Brea to Palmdale

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 105 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Brea 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	97	115	127	123	120	115	113	111	108	106	106	104	104	102	101	100	100
Tue	97	124	139	131	127	122	116	111	110	106	106	105	105	103	99	99	97
Wed	97	120	135	129	125	121	115	112	112	106	109	107	107	106	104	100	98
Thu	97	119	132	128	123	119	116	113	111	108	107	106	107	104	103	103	98
Fri	97	115	121	120	118	115	113	111	111	109	111	110	108	105	102	99	97
Sat	98	98	99	100	100	102	106	107	107	108	106	106	104	102	100	98	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	98	100	103	105	104	103	101	100	100	100	99	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Brea to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (65 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 97 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Palmdale to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	115	127	123	120	115	113	111	108	106	106	104	104	102	101	100	100
Tue	97	124	139	131	127	122	116	111	110	106	106	105	105	103	99	99	97
Wed	97	120	135	129	125	121	115	112	112	106	109	107	107	106	104	100	98
Thu	97	119	132	128	123	119	116	113	111	108	107	106	107	104	103	103	98
Fri	97	115	121	120	118	115	113	111	111	109	111	110	108	105	102	99	97
Sat	98	98	99	100	100	102	106	107	107	108	106	106	104	102	100	98	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	98	100	103	105	104	103	101	100	100	100	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	115	127	123	120	115	113	111	108	106	106	104	104	102	101	100	100
Tue	97	124	139	131	127	122	116	111	110	106	106	105	105	103	99	99	97
Wed	97	120	135	129	125	121	115	112	112	106	109	107	107	106	104	100	98
Thu	97	119	132	128	123	119	116	113	111	108	107	106	107	104	103	103	98
Fri	97	115	121	120	118	115	113	111	111	109	111	110	108	105	102	99	97
Sat	98	98	99	100	100	102	106	107	107	108	106	106	104	102	100	98	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	98	100	103	105	104	103	101	100	100	100	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	115	127	123	120	115	113	111	108	106	106	104	104	102	101	100	100
Tue	97	124	139	131	127	122	116	111	110	106	106	105	105	103	99	99	97
Wed	97	120	135	129	125	121	115	112	112	106	109	107	107	106	104	100	98
Thu	97	119	132	128	123	119	116	113	111	108	107	106	107	104	103	103	98
Fri	97	115	121	120	118	115	113	111	111	109	111	110	108	105	102	99	97
Sat	98	98	99	100	100	102	106	107	107	108	106	106	104	102	100	98	98
Sun	97	97	97	98	98	98	100	103	105	104	103	101	100	100	100	99	97