Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Palmdale

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 118 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 102 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Chino Hills 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	93	118	137	127	120	117	111	110	107	105	103	100	100	99	98	97	94
Tue	93	124	146	136	127	122	117	105	104	101	102	101	100	98	98	96	94
Wed	94	121	145	135	126	122	112	108	104	103	105	103	102	100	99	97	95
Thu	93	121	142	132	123	120	113	110	105	104	106	103	103	101	100	100	95
Fri	94	116	125	119	117	114	111	108	109	104	107	106	105	102	102	96	95
Sat	95	96	97	99	98	100	104	105	106	105	104	103	102	101	98	95	95
Sun	95	94	94	95	95	95	98	101	105	103	101	100	99	100	98	97	94

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 146 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (107 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 82 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 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 146 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 146 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	118	137	127	120	117	111	110	107	105	103	100	100	99	98	97	94
Tue	93	124	146	136	127	122	117	105	104	101	102	101	100	98	98	96	94
Wed	94	121	145	135	126	122	112	108	104	103	105	103	102	100	99	97	95
Thu	93	121	142	132	123	120	113	110	105	104	106	103	103	101	100	100	95
Fri	94	116	125	119	117	114	111	108	109	104	107	106	105	102	102	96	95
Sat	95	96	97	99	98	100	104	105	106	105	104	103	102	101	98	95	95
Sun	95	94	94	95	95	95	98	101	105	103	101	100	99	100	98	97	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	118	137	127	120	117	111	110	107	105	103	100	100	99	98	97	94
Tue	93	124	146	136	127	122	117	105	104	101	102	101	100	98	98	96	94
Wed	94	121	145	135	126	122	112	108	104	103	105	103	102	100	99	97	95
Thu	93	121	142	132	123	120	113	110	105	104	106	103	103	101	100	100	95
Fri	94	116	125	119	117	114	111	108	109	104	107	106	105	102	102	96	95
Sat	95	96	97	99	98	100	104	105	106	105	104	103	102	101	98	95	95
Sun	95	94	94	95	95	95	98	101	105	103	101	100	99	100	98	97	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	118	137	127	120	117	111	110	107	105	103	100	100	99	98	97	94
Tue	93	124	146	136	127	122	117	105	104	101	102	101	100	98	98	96	94
Wed	94	121	145	135	126	122	112	108	104	103	105	103	102	100	99	97	95
Thu	93	121	142	132	123	120	113	110	105	104	106	103	103	101	100	100	95
Fri	94	116	125	119	117	114	111	108	109	104	107	106	105	102	102	96	95
Sat	95	96	97	99	98	100	104	105	106	105	104	103	102	101	98	95	95
Sun	95	94	94	95	95	95	98	101	105	103	101	100	99	100	98	97	94