Best Time to Drive from Compton to Palmdale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Compton to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 72 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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