Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Palmdale

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-215 North, usually 109 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Moreno Valley 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	96	99	112	123	108	106	112	113	116	114	110	111	110	111	107	99	95
Tue	94	97	113	139	130	125	102	100	104	106	111	108	106	101	99	96	95
Wed	94	97	113	131	109	101	100	101	104	105	111	111	110	104	98	97	94
Thu	94	96	113	128	112	103	101	104	108	113	112	114	118	110	106	99	94
Fri	94	95	104	110	101	99	104	102	109	122	132	130	133	126	117	108	97
Sat	94	95	95	95	96	98	100	101	101	104	110	110	100	99	97	96	94
Sun	94	95	95	95	95	97	101	102	104	110	107	97	98	98	98	99	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Palmdale (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (62 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Palmdale?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 94 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (29 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Moreno Valley (return trip) · Moreno Valley to Los Angeles · Moreno Valley to Long Beach · Moreno Valley to Anaheim · Moreno Valley to Riverside · Moreno Valley to Santa Ana · Moreno Valley to Irvine · Moreno Valley to San Bernardino · Moreno Valley to Fontana · Moreno Valley to Huntington Beach · Moreno Valley to Glendale · Moreno Valley to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	99	112	123	108	106	112	113	116	114	110	111	110	111	107	99	95
Tue	94	97	113	139	130	125	102	100	104	106	111	108	106	101	99	96	95
Wed	94	97	113	131	109	101	100	101	104	105	111	111	110	104	98	97	94
Thu	94	96	113	128	112	103	101	104	108	113	112	114	118	110	106	99	94
Fri	94	95	104	110	101	99	104	102	109	122	132	130	133	126	117	108	97
Sat	94	95	95	95	96	98	100	101	101	104	110	110	100	99	97	96	94
Sun	94	95	95	95	95	97	101	102	104	110	107	97	98	98	98	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	99	112	123	108	106	112	113	116	114	110	111	110	111	107	99	95
Tue	94	97	113	139	130	125	102	100	104	106	111	108	106	101	99	96	95
Wed	94	97	113	131	109	101	100	101	104	105	111	111	110	104	98	97	94
Thu	94	96	113	128	112	103	101	104	108	113	112	114	118	110	106	99	94
Fri	94	95	104	110	101	99	104	102	109	122	132	130	133	126	117	108	97
Sat	94	95	95	95	96	98	100	101	101	104	110	110	100	99	97	96	94
Sun	94	95	95	95	95	97	101	102	104	110	107	97	98	98	98	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	99	112	123	108	106	112	113	116	114	110	111	110	111	107	99	95
Tue	94	97	113	139	130	125	102	100	104	106	111	108	106	101	99	96	95
Wed	94	97	113	131	109	101	100	101	104	105	111	111	110	104	98	97	94
Thu	94	96	113	128	112	103	101	104	108	113	112	114	118	110	106	99	94
Fri	94	95	104	110	101	99	104	102	109	122	132	130	133	126	117	108	97
Sat	94	95	95	95	96	98	100	101	101	104	110	110	100	99	97	96	94
Sun	94	95	95	95	95	97	101	102	104	110	107	97	98	98	98	99	95