Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 120 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Fountain Valley 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	88	108	143	135	132	125	115	112	116	115	129	127	125	110	96	94	90
Tue	88	143	222	197	169	150	131	114	113	117	128	136	135	121	101	94	90
Wed	88	139	231	206	172	147	128	118	117	120	131	137	134	122	100	94	88
Thu	88	143	212	188	160	153	132	122	115	123	137	141	133	119	101	94	89
Fri	88	136	189	157	139	127	143	136	130	134	131	127	117	110	101	95	89
Sat	90	90	92	95	99	114	129	121	133	131	122	117	111	103	106	97	89
Sun	89	89	91	91	92	98	118	132	158	151	134	111	109	103	100	99	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 231 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (158 minutes).

About 91 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 231 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Palmdale?

The 98-mile drive usually takes 88 to 231 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 231 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 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	88	108	143	135	132	125	115	112	116	115	129	127	125	110	96	94	90
Tue	88	143	222	197	169	150	131	114	113	117	128	136	135	121	101	94	90
Wed	88	139	231	206	172	147	128	118	117	120	131	137	134	122	100	94	88
Thu	88	143	212	188	160	153	132	122	115	123	137	141	133	119	101	94	89
Fri	88	136	189	157	139	127	143	136	130	134	131	127	117	110	101	95	89
Sat	90	90	92	95	99	114	129	121	133	131	122	117	111	103	106	97	89
Sun	89	89	91	91	92	98	118	132	158	151	134	111	109	103	100	99	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	108	143	135	132	125	115	112	116	115	129	127	125	110	96	94	90
Tue	88	143	222	197	169	150	131	114	113	117	128	136	135	121	101	94	90
Wed	88	139	231	206	172	147	128	118	117	120	131	137	134	122	100	94	88
Thu	88	143	212	188	160	153	132	122	115	123	137	141	133	119	101	94	89
Fri	88	136	189	157	139	127	143	136	130	134	131	127	117	110	101	95	89
Sat	90	90	92	95	99	114	129	121	133	131	122	117	111	103	106	97	89
Sun	89	89	91	91	92	98	118	132	158	151	134	111	109	103	100	99	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	108	143	135	132	125	115	112	116	115	129	127	125	110	96	94	90
Tue	88	143	222	197	169	150	131	114	113	117	128	136	135	121	101	94	90
Wed	88	139	231	206	172	147	128	118	117	120	131	137	134	122	100	94	88
Thu	88	143	212	188	160	153	132	122	115	123	137	141	133	119	101	94	89
Fri	88	136	189	157	139	127	143	136	130	134	131	127	117	110	101	95	89
Sat	90	90	92	95	99	114	129	121	133	131	122	117	111	103	106	97	89
Sun	89	89	91	91	92	98	118	132	158	151	134	111	109	103	100	99	89