Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Palmdale

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North, usually 102 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 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 145 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (118 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 145 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 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 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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