Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Palmdale
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 95 at this time.
Only 4% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 81 | 101 | 114 | 115 | 97 | 72 | 64 | 60 |
| Tue | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 97 | 119 | 121 | 97 | 77 | 66 | 60 |
| Wed | 58 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 95 | 107 | 115 | 99 | 83 | 64 | 59 |
| Thu | 60 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 101 | 119 | 116 | 98 | 79 | 66 | 59 |
| Fri | 59 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 82 | 97 | 110 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 68 | 60 |
| Sat | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 58 |
| Sun | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 67 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 59 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Mid-City to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).
About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Palmdale?
On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Palmdale?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Palmdale?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)
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More drives
Palmdale to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster