Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Palmdale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 16% 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 North Hollywood 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	47	46	46	46	48	51	53	55	53	59	53	56	55	55	53	50	48
Tue	46	47	47	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	54	58	63	56	54	49
Wed	46	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	49	51	52	51	54	51	49	46
Thu	47	47	47	52	51	52	52	53	54	52	60	69	68	60	59	53	47
Fri	47	48	47	48	48	54	58	59	62	61	59	62	62	60	60	55	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	50	59	63	56	58	53	51	51	48	48	49	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	48	54	67	76	78	78	59	51	47	48	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from North Hollywood to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 43 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 North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Palmdale?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to North Hollywood (return trip) · North Hollywood to Buena Park · North Hollywood to Fontana · North Hollywood to Moreno Valley · North Hollywood to Hollywood · North Hollywood 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	47	46	46	46	48	51	53	55	53	59	53	56	55	55	53	50	48
Tue	46	47	47	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	54	58	63	56	54	49
Wed	46	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	49	51	52	51	54	51	49	46
Thu	47	47	47	52	51	52	52	53	54	52	60	69	68	60	59	53	47
Fri	47	48	47	48	48	54	58	59	62	61	59	62	62	60	60	55	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	50	59	63	56	58	53	51	51	48	48	49	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	48	54	67	76	78	78	59	51	47	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	46	46	46	48	51	53	55	53	59	53	56	55	55	53	50	48
Tue	46	47	47	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	54	58	63	56	54	49
Wed	46	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	49	51	52	51	54	51	49	46
Thu	47	47	47	52	51	52	52	53	54	52	60	69	68	60	59	53	47
Fri	47	48	47	48	48	54	58	59	62	61	59	62	62	60	60	55	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	50	59	63	56	58	53	51	51	48	48	49	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	48	54	67	76	78	78	59	51	47	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	46	46	46	48	51	53	55	53	59	53	56	55	55	53	50	48
Tue	46	47	47	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	54	58	63	56	54	49
Wed	46	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	49	51	52	51	54	51	49	46
Thu	47	47	47	52	51	52	52	53	54	52	60	69	68	60	59	53	47
Fri	47	48	47	48	48	54	58	59	62	61	59	62	62	60	60	55	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	50	59	63	56	58	53	51	51	48	48	49	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	48	54	67	76	78	78	59	51	47	48	48	47