Best Time to Drive from Highland to Palmdale

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-215 North and I-210 West, usually 95 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Highland 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	89	89	90	90	92	89	92	94	95	89	96	97	99	98	92	88
Tue	86	87	87	90	103	96	93	89	89	90	91	94	94	93	90	89	87
Wed	86	87	87	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	91	94	95	94	91	89	88
Thu	86	87	87	91	91	90	89	91	93	98	96	99	111	101	98	91	87
Fri	86	87	87	88	88	88	90	88	90	97	110	114	116	110	105	99	91
Sat	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	91	93	90	88	87	88	88	86
Sun	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	95	95	98	94	93	94	93	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Highland to Palmdale (via I-215 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (67 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 86 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Palmdale?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (14 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	89	90	90	92	89	92	94	95	89	96	97	99	98	92	88
Tue	86	87	87	90	103	96	93	89	89	90	91	94	94	93	90	89	87
Wed	86	87	87	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	91	94	95	94	91	89	88
Thu	86	87	87	91	91	90	89	91	93	98	96	99	111	101	98	91	87
Fri	86	87	87	88	88	88	90	88	90	97	110	114	116	110	105	99	91
Sat	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	91	93	90	88	87	88	88	86
Sun	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	95	95	98	94	93	94	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	89	90	90	92	89	92	94	95	89	96	97	99	98	92	88
Tue	86	87	87	90	103	96	93	89	89	90	91	94	94	93	90	89	87
Wed	86	87	87	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	91	94	95	94	91	89	88
Thu	86	87	87	91	91	90	89	91	93	98	96	99	111	101	98	91	87
Fri	86	87	87	88	88	88	90	88	90	97	110	114	116	110	105	99	91
Sat	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	91	93	90	88	87	88	88	86
Sun	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	95	95	98	94	93	94	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	89	90	90	92	89	92	94	95	89	96	97	99	98	92	88
Tue	86	87	87	90	103	96	93	89	89	90	91	94	94	93	90	89	87
Wed	86	87	87	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	91	94	95	94	91	89	88
Thu	86	87	87	91	91	90	89	91	93	98	96	99	111	101	98	91	87
Fri	86	87	87	88	88	88	90	88	90	97	110	114	116	110	105	99	91
Sat	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	91	93	90	88	87	88	88	86
Sun	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	95	95	98	94	93	94	93	87