Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Palmdale

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 100 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Chino Hills to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (65 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Palmdale?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 93 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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