Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Palmdale

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 106 at this time.

Only 12% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 217 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (160 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (21 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 217 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Palmdale?

The 100-mile drive usually takes 94 to 217 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 217 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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