Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 118 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North, usually 113 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 La Habra 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	98	103	131	140	134	122	118	116	114	114	123	123	122	119	110	103	99
Tue	98	110	139	146	139	129	124	115	112	112	125	125	123	119	115	104	99
Wed	98	109	137	147	137	128	118	115	116	114	126	126	124	122	113	104	99
Thu	98	111	134	143	136	127	122	117	115	122	126	127	126	120	115	107	100
Fri	98	111	125	129	127	122	120	120	123	127	132	131	126	120	112	104	100
Sat	99	100	102	103	103	106	111	112	112	113	113	114	111	109	106	101	100
Sun	99	99	99	99	100	100	102	106	109	111	110	107	106	105	102	101	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from La Habra to Palmdale (via I-210 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (73 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Palmdale?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 98 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 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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Palmdale to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra 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	98	103	131	140	134	122	118	116	114	114	123	123	122	119	110	103	99
Tue	98	110	139	146	139	129	124	115	112	112	125	125	123	119	115	104	99
Wed	98	109	137	147	137	128	118	115	116	114	126	126	124	122	113	104	99
Thu	98	111	134	143	136	127	122	117	115	122	126	127	126	120	115	107	100
Fri	98	111	125	129	127	122	120	120	123	127	132	131	126	120	112	104	100
Sat	99	100	102	103	103	106	111	112	112	113	113	114	111	109	106	101	100
Sun	99	99	99	99	100	100	102	106	109	111	110	107	106	105	102	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	103	131	140	134	122	118	116	114	114	123	123	122	119	110	103	99
Tue	98	110	139	146	139	129	124	115	112	112	125	125	123	119	115	104	99
Wed	98	109	137	147	137	128	118	115	116	114	126	126	124	122	113	104	99
Thu	98	111	134	143	136	127	122	117	115	122	126	127	126	120	115	107	100
Fri	98	111	125	129	127	122	120	120	123	127	132	131	126	120	112	104	100
Sat	99	100	102	103	103	106	111	112	112	113	113	114	111	109	106	101	100
Sun	99	99	99	99	100	100	102	106	109	111	110	107	106	105	102	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	103	131	140	134	122	118	116	114	114	123	123	122	119	110	103	99
Tue	98	110	139	146	139	129	124	115	112	112	125	125	123	119	115	104	99
Wed	98	109	137	147	137	128	118	115	116	114	126	126	124	122	113	104	99
Thu	98	111	134	143	136	127	122	117	115	122	126	127	126	120	115	107	100
Fri	98	111	125	129	127	122	120	120	123	127	132	131	126	120	112	104	100
Sat	99	100	102	103	103	106	111	112	112	113	113	114	111	109	106	101	100
Sun	99	99	99	99	100	100	102	106	109	111	110	107	106	105	102	101	99