Best Time to Drive from Diamond Bar to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Diamond Bar 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	86	96	118	113	109	105	102	100	98	97	94	93	92	92	91	89	87
Tue	86	102	128	123	117	110	104	97	95	93	93	93	92	91	89	88	87
Wed	86	101	124	121	115	110	103	99	96	93	95	96	94	93	92	89	87
Thu	86	102	121	117	112	107	104	101	96	95	96	96	95	94	92	94	87
Fri	86	101	110	105	107	106	102	100	100	95	98	98	97	94	94	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	95	97	97	95	95	94	94	92	91	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	95	94	93	92	91	91	89	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Diamond Bar to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (59 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Diamond Bar to Palmdale?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 86 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Diamond Bar to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Diamond Bar (return trip) · Diamond Bar to Los Angeles · Diamond Bar to Long Beach · Diamond Bar to Anaheim · Diamond Bar to Riverside · Diamond Bar to Santa Ana · Diamond Bar to Irvine · Diamond Bar to San Bernardino · Diamond Bar to Fontana · Diamond Bar to Moreno Valley · Diamond Bar to Huntington Beach · Diamond Bar to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	96	118	113	109	105	102	100	98	97	94	93	92	92	91	89	87
Tue	86	102	128	123	117	110	104	97	95	93	93	93	92	91	89	88	87
Wed	86	101	124	121	115	110	103	99	96	93	95	96	94	93	92	89	87
Thu	86	102	121	117	112	107	104	101	96	95	96	96	95	94	92	94	87
Fri	86	101	110	105	107	106	102	100	100	95	98	98	97	94	94	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	95	97	97	95	95	94	94	92	91	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	95	94	93	92	91	91	89	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	96	118	113	109	105	102	100	98	97	94	93	92	92	91	89	87
Tue	86	102	128	123	117	110	104	97	95	93	93	93	92	91	89	88	87
Wed	86	101	124	121	115	110	103	99	96	93	95	96	94	93	92	89	87
Thu	86	102	121	117	112	107	104	101	96	95	96	96	95	94	92	94	87
Fri	86	101	110	105	107	106	102	100	100	95	98	98	97	94	94	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	95	97	97	95	95	94	94	92	91	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	95	94	93	92	91	91	89	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	96	118	113	109	105	102	100	98	97	94	93	92	92	91	89	87
Tue	86	102	128	123	117	110	104	97	95	93	93	93	92	91	89	88	87
Wed	86	101	124	121	115	110	103	99	96	93	95	96	94	93	92	89	87
Thu	86	102	121	117	112	107	104	101	96	95	96	96	95	94	92	94	87
Fri	86	101	110	105	107	106	102	100	100	95	98	98	97	94	94	88	87
Sat	87	88	88	89	90	92	95	97	97	95	95	94	94	92	91	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	95	94	93	92	91	91	89	89	87