Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 14% 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 79-mile drive from La Mirada to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 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 La Mirada 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 Mirada to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 73 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles)

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