Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Palmdale

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 77 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Monterey Park 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	64	67	78	81	84	84	85	80	86	85	86	88	88	81	75	69	65
Tue	62	68	78	79	82	85	81	79	75	79	85	90	96	86	81	73	65
Wed	62	66	75	77	80	82	81	79	78	79	83	86	89	81	82	71	63
Thu	63	68	78	80	83	84	84	83	82	84	94	100	95	86	83	75	64
Fri	63	69	74	78	82	87	83	86	88	88	88	91	90	84	84	79	65
Sat	65	63	64	66	70	83	88	86	85	87	82	82	80	78	81	79	65
Sun	63	63	62	63	63	68	80	90	98	98	96	86	77	77	77	77	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Monterey Park to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Palmdale?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 62 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	78	81	84	84	85	80	86	85	86	88	88	81	75	69	65
Tue	62	68	78	79	82	85	81	79	75	79	85	90	96	86	81	73	65
Wed	62	66	75	77	80	82	81	79	78	79	83	86	89	81	82	71	63
Thu	63	68	78	80	83	84	84	83	82	84	94	100	95	86	83	75	64
Fri	63	69	74	78	82	87	83	86	88	88	88	91	90	84	84	79	65
Sat	65	63	64	66	70	83	88	86	85	87	82	82	80	78	81	79	65
Sun	63	63	62	63	63	68	80	90	98	98	96	86	77	77	77	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	78	81	84	84	85	80	86	85	86	88	88	81	75	69	65
Tue	62	68	78	79	82	85	81	79	75	79	85	90	96	86	81	73	65
Wed	62	66	75	77	80	82	81	79	78	79	83	86	89	81	82	71	63
Thu	63	68	78	80	83	84	84	83	82	84	94	100	95	86	83	75	64
Fri	63	69	74	78	82	87	83	86	88	88	88	91	90	84	84	79	65
Sat	65	63	64	66	70	83	88	86	85	87	82	82	80	78	81	79	65
Sun	63	63	62	63	63	68	80	90	98	98	96	86	77	77	77	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	78	81	84	84	85	80	86	85	86	88	88	81	75	69	65
Tue	62	68	78	79	82	85	81	79	75	79	85	90	96	86	81	73	65
Wed	62	66	75	77	80	82	81	79	78	79	83	86	89	81	82	71	63
Thu	63	68	78	80	83	84	84	83	82	84	94	100	95	86	83	75	64
Fri	63	69	74	78	82	87	83	86	88	88	88	91	90	84	84	79	65
Sat	65	63	64	66	70	83	88	86	85	87	82	82	80	78	81	79	65
Sun	63	63	62	63	63	68	80	90	98	98	96	86	77	77	77	77	67