Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Palmdale

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 15% 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	57	58	61	62	63	65	68	76	97	108	110	94	71	61	60
Tue	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	63	73	92	113	115	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	61	61	64	72	93	103	110	96	79	63	58
Thu	59	58	59	62	63	63	62	67	69	74	92	112	110	90	76	64	58
Fri	58	59	58	60	60	65	65	67	71	78	92	102	102	88	73	65	59
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	69	63	65	63	64	62	60	59	61	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	65	72	78	77	77	65	61	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 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 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 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 117 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 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	57	58	61	62	63	65	68	76	97	108	110	94	71	61	60
Tue	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	63	73	92	113	115	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	61	61	64	72	93	103	110	96	79	63	58
Thu	59	58	59	62	63	63	62	67	69	74	92	112	110	90	76	64	58
Fri	58	59	58	60	60	65	65	67	71	78	92	102	102	88	73	65	59
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	69	63	65	63	64	62	60	59	61	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	65	72	78	77	77	65	61	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	57	58	61	62	63	65	68	76	97	108	110	94	71	61	60
Tue	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	63	73	92	113	115	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	61	61	64	72	93	103	110	96	79	63	58
Thu	59	58	59	62	63	63	62	67	69	74	92	112	110	90	76	64	58
Fri	58	59	58	60	60	65	65	67	71	78	92	102	102	88	73	65	59
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	69	63	65	63	64	62	60	59	61	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	65	72	78	77	77	65	61	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	57	58	61	62	63	65	68	76	97	108	110	94	71	61	60
Tue	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	63	73	92	113	115	95	76	65	59
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	61	61	64	72	93	103	110	96	79	63	58
Thu	59	58	59	62	63	63	62	67	69	74	92	112	110	90	76	64	58
Fri	58	59	58	60	60	65	65	67	71	78	92	102	102	88	73	65	59
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	69	63	65	63	64	62	60	59	61	57
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	65	72	78	77	77	65	61	62	60	60	58