Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Palmdale

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	87	92	105	111	109	103	102	103	100	99	106	106	106	103	97	91	88
Tue	87	96	113	119	115	110	105	102	101	100	106	108	106	102	97	91	87
Wed	87	97	114	120	117	109	106	104	104	101	106	108	105	103	99	90	88
Thu	87	95	113	121	115	109	106	104	103	104	109	109	106	103	100	95	88
Fri	87	95	103	108	108	107	105	106	110	111	115	112	109	104	98	92	89
Sat	88	88	89	90	90	92	98	99	99	100	100	100	97	95	93	90	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	93	97	96	96	94	92	91	90	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Palmdale (via I-210 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (62 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Palmdale?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 86 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	92	105	111	109	103	102	103	100	99	106	106	106	103	97	91	88
Tue	87	96	113	119	115	110	105	102	101	100	106	108	106	102	97	91	87
Wed	87	97	114	120	117	109	106	104	104	101	106	108	105	103	99	90	88
Thu	87	95	113	121	115	109	106	104	103	104	109	109	106	103	100	95	88
Fri	87	95	103	108	108	107	105	106	110	111	115	112	109	104	98	92	89
Sat	88	88	89	90	90	92	98	99	99	100	100	100	97	95	93	90	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	93	97	96	96	94	92	91	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	92	105	111	109	103	102	103	100	99	106	106	106	103	97	91	88
Tue	87	96	113	119	115	110	105	102	101	100	106	108	106	102	97	91	87
Wed	87	97	114	120	117	109	106	104	104	101	106	108	105	103	99	90	88
Thu	87	95	113	121	115	109	106	104	103	104	109	109	106	103	100	95	88
Fri	87	95	103	108	108	107	105	106	110	111	115	112	109	104	98	92	89
Sat	88	88	89	90	90	92	98	99	99	100	100	100	97	95	93	90	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	93	97	96	96	94	92	91	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	92	105	111	109	103	102	103	100	99	106	106	106	103	97	91	88
Tue	87	96	113	119	115	110	105	102	101	100	106	108	106	102	97	91	87
Wed	87	97	114	120	117	109	106	104	104	101	106	108	105	103	99	90	88
Thu	87	95	113	121	115	109	106	104	103	104	109	109	106	103	100	95	88
Fri	87	95	103	108	108	107	105	106	110	111	115	112	109	104	98	92	89
Sat	88	88	89	90	90	92	98	99	99	100	100	100	97	95	93	90	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	93	97	96	96	94	92	91	90	90	88