Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Palmdale

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Cypress 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	79	90	103	111	110	104	105	103	107	107	113	118	115	104	94	85	83
Tue	79	92	105	116	115	107	100	99	97	106	114	124	123	112	102	88	80
Wed	78	89	101	109	110	105	100	98	99	105	111	114	114	104	99	87	79
Thu	79	91	106	114	113	105	105	103	104	112	124	129	121	113	103	92	81
Fri	80	89	97	103	106	106	109	112	113	116	121	121	117	112	105	94	81
Sat	81	80	82	83	89	101	109	102	109	107	106	107	103	100	101	93	81
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	87	100	109	115	117	108	101	96	98	98	93	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Cypress to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 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 Cypress 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 Cypress to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 78 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	90	103	111	110	104	105	103	107	107	113	118	115	104	94	85	83
Tue	79	92	105	116	115	107	100	99	97	106	114	124	123	112	102	88	80
Wed	78	89	101	109	110	105	100	98	99	105	111	114	114	104	99	87	79
Thu	79	91	106	114	113	105	105	103	104	112	124	129	121	113	103	92	81
Fri	80	89	97	103	106	106	109	112	113	116	121	121	117	112	105	94	81
Sat	81	80	82	83	89	101	109	102	109	107	106	107	103	100	101	93	81
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	87	100	109	115	117	108	101	96	98	98	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	90	103	111	110	104	105	103	107	107	113	118	115	104	94	85	83
Tue	79	92	105	116	115	107	100	99	97	106	114	124	123	112	102	88	80
Wed	78	89	101	109	110	105	100	98	99	105	111	114	114	104	99	87	79
Thu	79	91	106	114	113	105	105	103	104	112	124	129	121	113	103	92	81
Fri	80	89	97	103	106	106	109	112	113	116	121	121	117	112	105	94	81
Sat	81	80	82	83	89	101	109	102	109	107	106	107	103	100	101	93	81
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	87	100	109	115	117	108	101	96	98	98	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	90	103	111	110	104	105	103	107	107	113	118	115	104	94	85	83
Tue	79	92	105	116	115	107	100	99	97	106	114	124	123	112	102	88	80
Wed	78	89	101	109	110	105	100	98	99	105	111	114	114	104	99	87	79
Thu	79	91	106	114	113	105	105	103	104	112	124	129	121	113	103	92	81
Fri	80	89	97	103	106	106	109	112	113	116	121	121	117	112	105	94	81
Sat	81	80	82	83	89	101	109	102	109	107	106	107	103	100	101	93	81
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	87	100	109	115	117	108	101	96	98	98	93	82