Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 103 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Lakewood 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	77	92	110	119	111	103	102	98	104	99	101	103	102	95	87	80	77
Tue	75	94	108	122	114	107	98	95	91	96	100	106	108	97	93	84	77
Wed	75	93	110	118	114	104	96	95	92	93	99	101	100	93	92	82	75
Thu	76	91	112	122	116	103	104	99	98	100	113	116	108	101	96	87	78
Fri	76	90	100	106	105	102	103	106	108	107	107	108	103	103	100	91	78
Sat	77	76	80	81	88	105	113	106	108	103	98	99	94	93	97	90	78
Sun	76	74	74	75	77	86	97	108	116	117	112	100	94	96	97	93	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Lakewood to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 75 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Palmdale to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	110	119	111	103	102	98	104	99	101	103	102	95	87	80	77
Tue	75	94	108	122	114	107	98	95	91	96	100	106	108	97	93	84	77
Wed	75	93	110	118	114	104	96	95	92	93	99	101	100	93	92	82	75
Thu	76	91	112	122	116	103	104	99	98	100	113	116	108	101	96	87	78
Fri	76	90	100	106	105	102	103	106	108	107	107	108	103	103	100	91	78
Sat	77	76	80	81	88	105	113	106	108	103	98	99	94	93	97	90	78
Sun	76	74	74	75	77	86	97	108	116	117	112	100	94	96	97	93	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	110	119	111	103	102	98	104	99	101	103	102	95	87	80	77
Tue	75	94	108	122	114	107	98	95	91	96	100	106	108	97	93	84	77
Wed	75	93	110	118	114	104	96	95	92	93	99	101	100	93	92	82	75
Thu	76	91	112	122	116	103	104	99	98	100	113	116	108	101	96	87	78
Fri	76	90	100	106	105	102	103	106	108	107	107	108	103	103	100	91	78
Sat	77	76	80	81	88	105	113	106	108	103	98	99	94	93	97	90	78
Sun	76	74	74	75	77	86	97	108	116	117	112	100	94	96	97	93	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	110	119	111	103	102	98	104	99	101	103	102	95	87	80	77
Tue	75	94	108	122	114	107	98	95	91	96	100	106	108	97	93	84	77
Wed	75	93	110	118	114	104	96	95	92	93	99	101	100	93	92	82	75
Thu	76	91	112	122	116	103	104	99	98	100	113	116	108	101	96	87	78
Fri	76	90	100	106	105	102	103	106	108	107	107	108	103	103	100	91	78
Sat	77	76	80	81	88	105	113	106	108	103	98	99	94	93	97	90	78
Sun	76	74	74	75	77	86	97	108	116	117	112	100	94	96	97	93	81