Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Palmdale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via SR-14 North and SR-118 East, usually 76 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Camarillo 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	77	77	78	76	80	83	84	85	87	87	89	92	91	91	85	81	80
Tue	76	78	78	76	78	80	80	80	81	83	85	87	84	82	83	81	78
Wed	77	75	76	77	78	78	81	81	82	83	86	87	88	85	84	80	77
Thu	78	77	76	77	78	79	80	82	81	83	85	88	88	86	89	84	78
Fri	77	78	77	77	78	79	78	80	81	83	86	89	93	93	94	89	78
Sat	77	75	75	77	77	76	77	79	78	79	78	78	78	77	79	80	75
Sun	76	75	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	77	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Camarillo to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (28 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo 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 Camarillo to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 75 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Palmdale?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	78	76	80	83	84	85	87	87	89	92	91	91	85	81	80
Tue	76	78	78	76	78	80	80	80	81	83	85	87	84	82	83	81	78
Wed	77	75	76	77	78	78	81	81	82	83	86	87	88	85	84	80	77
Thu	78	77	76	77	78	79	80	82	81	83	85	88	88	86	89	84	78
Fri	77	78	77	77	78	79	78	80	81	83	86	89	93	93	94	89	78
Sat	77	75	75	77	77	76	77	79	78	79	78	78	78	77	79	80	75
Sun	76	75	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	77	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	78	76	80	83	84	85	87	87	89	92	91	91	85	81	80
Tue	76	78	78	76	78	80	80	80	81	83	85	87	84	82	83	81	78
Wed	77	75	76	77	78	78	81	81	82	83	86	87	88	85	84	80	77
Thu	78	77	76	77	78	79	80	82	81	83	85	88	88	86	89	84	78
Fri	77	78	77	77	78	79	78	80	81	83	86	89	93	93	94	89	78
Sat	77	75	75	77	77	76	77	79	78	79	78	78	78	77	79	80	75
Sun	76	75	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	77	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	78	76	80	83	84	85	87	87	89	92	91	91	85	81	80
Tue	76	78	78	76	78	80	80	80	81	83	85	87	84	82	83	81	78
Wed	77	75	76	77	78	78	81	81	82	83	86	87	88	85	84	80	77
Thu	78	77	76	77	78	79	80	82	81	83	85	88	88	86	89	84	78
Fri	77	78	77	77	78	79	78	80	81	83	86	89	93	93	94	89	78
Sat	77	75	75	77	77	76	77	79	78	79	78	78	78	77	79	80	75
Sun	76	75	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	77	78	76