Best Time to Drive from Manhattan Beach to Palmdale

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Manhattan Beach 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	69	81	78	78	80	83	84	84	87	98	112	117	119	100	79	73	73
Tue	69	76	81	81	82	82	83	82	85	94	114	126	122	104	86	76	71
Wed	69	75	78	80	81	81	82	83	87	98	117	124	122	107	87	73	69
Thu	70	79	79	84	82	82	83	84	85	91	115	129	123	103	86	76	70
Fri	70	83	81	84	82	90	85	89	94	104	117	117	107	95	85	77	70
Sat	70	69	69	72	80	93	95	94	90	90	88	88	86	80	80	76	70
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	77	87	98	103	104	100	85	78	78	77	75	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Manhattan Beach to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan Beach to Palmdale?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 69 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan Beach to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-90 East in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	81	78	78	80	83	84	84	87	98	112	117	119	100	79	73	73
Tue	69	76	81	81	82	82	83	82	85	94	114	126	122	104	86	76	71
Wed	69	75	78	80	81	81	82	83	87	98	117	124	122	107	87	73	69
Thu	70	79	79	84	82	82	83	84	85	91	115	129	123	103	86	76	70
Fri	70	83	81	84	82	90	85	89	94	104	117	117	107	95	85	77	70
Sat	70	69	69	72	80	93	95	94	90	90	88	88	86	80	80	76	70
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	77	87	98	103	104	100	85	78	78	77	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	81	78	78	80	83	84	84	87	98	112	117	119	100	79	73	73
Tue	69	76	81	81	82	82	83	82	85	94	114	126	122	104	86	76	71
Wed	69	75	78	80	81	81	82	83	87	98	117	124	122	107	87	73	69
Thu	70	79	79	84	82	82	83	84	85	91	115	129	123	103	86	76	70
Fri	70	83	81	84	82	90	85	89	94	104	117	117	107	95	85	77	70
Sat	70	69	69	72	80	93	95	94	90	90	88	88	86	80	80	76	70
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	77	87	98	103	104	100	85	78	78	77	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	81	78	78	80	83	84	84	87	98	112	117	119	100	79	73	73
Tue	69	76	81	81	82	82	83	82	85	94	114	126	122	104	86	76	71
Wed	69	75	78	80	81	81	82	83	87	98	117	124	122	107	87	73	69
Thu	70	79	79	84	82	82	83	84	85	91	115	129	123	103	86	76	70
Fri	70	83	81	84	82	90	85	89	94	104	117	117	107	95	85	77	70
Sat	70	69	69	72	80	93	95	94	90	90	88	88	86	80	80	76	70
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	77	87	98	103	104	100	85	78	78	77	75	70