Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Palmdale

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Koreatown 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	57	57	57	56	61	62	64	65	65	69	67	68	69	68	63	61	58
Tue	56	58	58	58	58	61	60	60	61	61	65	72	78	77	72	63	59
Wed	57	56	56	56	57	58	62	60	61	61	67	72	68	68	62	58	55
Thu	57	57	58	60	62	64	66	65	66	67	83	108	95	82	77	66	57
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	69	68	73	77	79	112	96	98	81	76	68	58
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	61	72	74	72	77	76	71	77	63	60	61	57
Sun	57	55	55	56	56	59	70	77	89	85	87	72	61	60	58	60	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Koreatown to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Palmdale?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	56	61	62	64	65	65	69	67	68	69	68	63	61	58
Tue	56	58	58	58	58	61	60	60	61	61	65	72	78	77	72	63	59
Wed	57	56	56	56	57	58	62	60	61	61	67	72	68	68	62	58	55
Thu	57	57	58	60	62	64	66	65	66	67	83	108	95	82	77	66	57
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	69	68	73	77	79	112	96	98	81	76	68	58
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	61	72	74	72	77	76	71	77	63	60	61	57
Sun	57	55	55	56	56	59	70	77	89	85	87	72	61	60	58	60	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	56	61	62	64	65	65	69	67	68	69	68	63	61	58
Tue	56	58	58	58	58	61	60	60	61	61	65	72	78	77	72	63	59
Wed	57	56	56	56	57	58	62	60	61	61	67	72	68	68	62	58	55
Thu	57	57	58	60	62	64	66	65	66	67	83	108	95	82	77	66	57
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	69	68	73	77	79	112	96	98	81	76	68	58
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	61	72	74	72	77	76	71	77	63	60	61	57
Sun	57	55	55	56	56	59	70	77	89	85	87	72	61	60	58	60	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	56	61	62	64	65	65	69	67	68	69	68	63	61	58
Tue	56	58	58	58	58	61	60	60	61	61	65	72	78	77	72	63	59
Wed	57	56	56	56	57	58	62	60	61	61	67	72	68	68	62	58	55
Thu	57	57	58	60	62	64	66	65	66	67	83	108	95	82	77	66	57
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	69	68	73	77	79	112	96	98	81	76	68	58
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	61	72	74	72	77	76	71	77	63	60	61	57
Sun	57	55	55	56	56	59	70	77	89	85	87	72	61	60	58	60	59