Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Glendale 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	53	52	53	52	56	58	59	60	60	63	61	64	64	63	59	58	54
Tue	52	53	54	53	55	56	56	56	56	57	59	63	67	67	60	59	55
Wed	53	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	59	63	64	64	61	58	52
Thu	54	53	54	56	57	59	58	60	60	59	66	77	76	67	66	60	54
Fri	53	54	53	54	55	62	62	64	65	65	65	68	68	65	65	61	55
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	62	64	59	62	58	57	56	55	55	57	53
Sun	53	51	51	52	52	54	61	66	73	72	74	63	55	56	56	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Glendale to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale 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 Glendale to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	52	53	52	56	58	59	60	60	63	61	64	64	63	59	58	54
Tue	52	53	54	53	55	56	56	56	56	57	59	63	67	67	60	59	55
Wed	53	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	59	63	64	64	61	58	52
Thu	54	53	54	56	57	59	58	60	60	59	66	77	76	67	66	60	54
Fri	53	54	53	54	55	62	62	64	65	65	65	68	68	65	65	61	55
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	62	64	59	62	58	57	56	55	55	57	53
Sun	53	51	51	52	52	54	61	66	73	72	74	63	55	56	56	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	52	53	52	56	58	59	60	60	63	61	64	64	63	59	58	54
Tue	52	53	54	53	55	56	56	56	56	57	59	63	67	67	60	59	55
Wed	53	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	59	63	64	64	61	58	52
Thu	54	53	54	56	57	59	58	60	60	59	66	77	76	67	66	60	54
Fri	53	54	53	54	55	62	62	64	65	65	65	68	68	65	65	61	55
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	62	64	59	62	58	57	56	55	55	57	53
Sun	53	51	51	52	52	54	61	66	73	72	74	63	55	56	56	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	52	53	52	56	58	59	60	60	63	61	64	64	63	59	58	54
Tue	52	53	54	53	55	56	56	56	56	57	59	63	67	67	60	59	55
Wed	53	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	59	63	64	64	61	58	52
Thu	54	53	54	56	57	59	58	60	60	59	66	77	76	67	66	60	54
Fri	53	54	53	54	55	62	62	64	65	65	65	68	68	65	65	61	55
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	62	64	59	62	58	57	56	55	55	57	53
Sun	53	51	51	52	52	54	61	66	73	72	74	63	55	56	56	58	54