Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 145 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 North, usually 173 at this time.

Only 21% 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 109-mile drive from Lake Forest to Palmdale (via I-15 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 117 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (67 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 117 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Palmdale?

The 109-mile drive usually takes 117 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 191 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (28 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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