Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Palmdale

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Canyon Country 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	33	33	34	32	32	34	34	37	35	36	35	38	39	35	36	33	33
Tue	31	34	35	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	35	35	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	34	32	33	32	32	34	35	35	35	39	38	36	35	35	32
Thu	32	34	35	32	32	33	33	35	35	34	35	38	37	35	36	35	32
Fri	32	33	33	31	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	37	38	38	33
Sat	31	32	31	31	32	32	31	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Canyon Country to Palmdale (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Palmdale?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 31 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Palmdale?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	32	32	34	34	37	35	36	35	38	39	35	36	33	33
Tue	31	34	35	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	35	35	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	34	32	33	32	32	34	35	35	35	39	38	36	35	35	32
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Fri	32	33	33	31	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	37	38	38	33
Sat	31	32	31	31	32	32	31	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	32	32	34	34	37	35	36	35	38	39	35	36	33	33
Tue	31	34	35	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	35	35	34	33	32
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Fri	32	33	33	31	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	37	38	38	33
Sat	31	32	31	31	32	32	31	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	32	32	34	34	37	35	36	35	38	39	35	36	33	33
Tue	31	34	35	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	35	35	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	34	32	33	32	32	34	35	35	35	39	38	36	35	35	32
Thu	32	34	35	32	32	33	33	35	35	34	35	38	37	35	36	35	32
Fri	32	33	33	31	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	37	38	38	33
Sat	31	32	31	31	32	32	31	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	32
Sun	31	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	33	32