Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 64 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Culver City 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	57	57	58	58	61	61	62	64	65	74	92	104	107	93	71	61	59
Tue	57	58	59	58	59	60	60	61	63	71	91	107	113	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	63	71	87	100	108	96	79	63	58
Thu	58	59	60	62	64	63	62	66	68	73	91	108	109	91	77	64	58
Fri	57	58	58	60	60	65	65	67	70	76	91	100	101	88	72	65	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	60	66	66	62	64	62	63	62	59	59	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	59	65	72	78	77	77	65	62	62	60	60	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Culver City to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City 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 Culver City to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Palmdale?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	58	58	61	61	62	64	65	74	92	104	107	93	71	61	59
Tue	57	58	59	58	59	60	60	61	63	71	91	107	113	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	63	71	87	100	108	96	79	63	58
Thu	58	59	60	62	64	63	62	66	68	73	91	108	109	91	77	64	58
Fri	57	58	58	60	60	65	65	67	70	76	91	100	101	88	72	65	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	60	66	66	62	64	62	63	62	59	59	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	59	65	72	78	77	77	65	62	62	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	58	58	61	61	62	64	65	74	92	104	107	93	71	61	59
Tue	57	58	59	58	59	60	60	61	63	71	91	107	113	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	63	71	87	100	108	96	79	63	58
Thu	58	59	60	62	64	63	62	66	68	73	91	108	109	91	77	64	58
Fri	57	58	58	60	60	65	65	67	70	76	91	100	101	88	72	65	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	60	66	66	62	64	62	63	62	59	59	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	59	65	72	78	77	77	65	62	62	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	58	58	61	61	62	64	65	74	92	104	107	93	71	61	59
Tue	57	58	59	58	59	60	60	61	63	71	91	107	113	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	63	71	87	100	108	96	79	63	58
Thu	58	59	60	62	64	63	62	66	68	73	91	108	109	91	77	64	58
Fri	57	58	58	60	60	65	65	67	70	76	91	100	101	88	72	65	58
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	60	66	66	62	64	62	63	62	59	59	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	59	65	72	78	77	77	65	62	62	60	60	58