Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Palmdale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Burbank 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	49	48	48	48	51	53	54	55	55	59	55	58	58	58	55	52	50
Tue	48	48	49	48	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	61	63	57	56	51
Wed	48	47	48	48	49	50	52	51	52	51	53	56	57	58	55	53	48
Thu	49	49	49	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	59	68	70	62	61	56	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	50	55	57	58	59	59	58	62	61	60	61	56	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	51	57	59	54	57	53	52	51	50	50	51	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	55	60	67	68	69	60	51	50	52	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Burbank to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank 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 Burbank to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Palmdale?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	48	48	48	51	53	54	55	55	59	55	58	58	58	55	52	50
Tue	48	48	49	48	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	61	63	57	56	51
Wed	48	47	48	48	49	50	52	51	52	51	53	56	57	58	55	53	48
Thu	49	49	49	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	59	68	70	62	61	56	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	50	55	57	58	59	59	58	62	61	60	61	56	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	51	57	59	54	57	53	52	51	50	50	51	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	55	60	67	68	69	60	51	50	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	48	48	48	51	53	54	55	55	59	55	58	58	58	55	52	50
Tue	48	48	49	48	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	61	63	57	56	51
Wed	48	47	48	48	49	50	52	51	52	51	53	56	57	58	55	53	48
Thu	49	49	49	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	59	68	70	62	61	56	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	50	55	57	58	59	59	58	62	61	60	61	56	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	51	57	59	54	57	53	52	51	50	50	51	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	55	60	67	68	69	60	51	50	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	48	48	48	51	53	54	55	55	59	55	58	58	58	55	52	50
Tue	48	48	49	48	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	61	63	57	56	51
Wed	48	47	48	48	49	50	52	51	52	51	53	56	57	58	55	53	48
Thu	49	49	49	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	59	68	70	62	61	56	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	50	55	57	58	59	59	58	62	61	60	61	56	50
Sat	48	48	48	49	49	51	57	59	54	57	53	52	51	50	50	51	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	55	60	67	68	69	60	51	50	52	53	50