Best Time to Drive from Corona to Palmdale

Right now (9:06 pm PST): about 160 minutes via I-15 North, usually 95 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 82-mile drive from Corona to Palmdale (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (66 to 105 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona 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 Corona to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 94 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (28 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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