Best Time to Drive from Compton to Palmdale

Right now (4:51 am PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Compton 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	72	81	94	95	94	92	90	87	92	96	111	111	112	99	82	76	75
Tue	72	85	131	132	115	105	99	89	91	97	113	122	122	106	87	78	74
Wed	72	87	131	139	119	104	96	91	93	99	116	121	122	110	88	78	72
Thu	74	90	130	132	109	105	101	94	94	98	118	126	121	106	89	78	72
Fri	73	91	126	118	96	99	103	103	102	109	117	117	106	96	86	80	73
Sat	74	72	73	76	80	93	100	97	99	100	95	93	90	82	85	79	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	74	80	93	105	116	119	107	92	85	84	81	79	73

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 141 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (120 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 21 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 72 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	81	94	95	94	92	90	87	92	96	111	111	112	99	82	76	75
Tue	72	85	131	132	115	105	99	89	91	97	113	122	122	106	87	78	74
Wed	72	87	131	139	119	104	96	91	93	99	116	121	122	110	88	78	72
Thu	74	90	130	132	109	105	101	94	94	98	118	126	121	106	89	78	72
Fri	73	91	126	118	96	99	103	103	102	109	117	117	106	96	86	80	73
Sat	74	72	73	76	80	93	100	97	99	100	95	93	90	82	85	79	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	74	80	93	105	116	119	107	92	85	84	81	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	81	94	95	94	92	90	87	92	96	111	111	112	99	82	76	75
Tue	72	85	131	132	115	105	99	89	91	97	113	122	122	106	87	78	74
Wed	72	87	131	139	119	104	96	91	93	99	116	121	122	110	88	78	72
Thu	74	90	130	132	109	105	101	94	94	98	118	126	121	106	89	78	72
Fri	73	91	126	118	96	99	103	103	102	109	117	117	106	96	86	80	73
Sat	74	72	73	76	80	93	100	97	99	100	95	93	90	82	85	79	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	74	80	93	105	116	119	107	92	85	84	81	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	81	94	95	94	92	90	87	92	96	111	111	112	99	82	76	75
Tue	72	85	131	132	115	105	99	89	91	97	113	122	122	106	87	78	74
Wed	72	87	131	139	119	104	96	91	93	99	116	121	122	110	88	78	72
Thu	74	90	130	132	109	105	101	94	94	98	118	126	121	106	89	78	72
Fri	73	91	126	118	96	99	103	103	102	109	117	117	106	96	86	80	73
Sat	74	72	73	76	80	93	100	97	99	100	95	93	90	82	85	79	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	74	80	93	105	116	119	107	92	85	84	81	79	73