Best Time to Drive from North Tustin to Palmdale

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 89 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North.

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 North Tustin 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	89	99	110	117	116	110	109	108	111	111	119	122	120	112	100	93	91
Tue	89	103	111	118	115	110	104	105	105	110	119	129	128	118	107	94	90
Wed	88	99	107	112	113	108	105	105	106	110	120	125	125	118	105	95	89
Thu	89	100	112	116	116	110	108	110	109	113	128	134	131	120	109	99	90
Fri	89	98	104	107	110	109	110	112	115	117	126	126	127	124	112	101	91
Sat	90	90	92	93	98	107	111	107	111	109	109	111	109	108	107	99	91
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	98	110	120	123	126	115	109	107	109	107	101	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from North Tustin to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (126 minutes).

About 89 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Tustin 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 Tustin to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 88 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Tustin to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	99	110	117	116	110	109	108	111	111	119	122	120	112	100	93	91
Tue	89	103	111	118	115	110	104	105	105	110	119	129	128	118	107	94	90
Wed	88	99	107	112	113	108	105	105	106	110	120	125	125	118	105	95	89
Thu	89	100	112	116	116	110	108	110	109	113	128	134	131	120	109	99	90
Fri	89	98	104	107	110	109	110	112	115	117	126	126	127	124	112	101	91
Sat	90	90	92	93	98	107	111	107	111	109	109	111	109	108	107	99	91
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	98	110	120	123	126	115	109	107	109	107	101	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	99	110	117	116	110	109	108	111	111	119	122	120	112	100	93	91
Tue	89	103	111	118	115	110	104	105	105	110	119	129	128	118	107	94	90
Wed	88	99	107	112	113	108	105	105	106	110	120	125	125	118	105	95	89
Thu	89	100	112	116	116	110	108	110	109	113	128	134	131	120	109	99	90
Fri	89	98	104	107	110	109	110	112	115	117	126	126	127	124	112	101	91
Sat	90	90	92	93	98	107	111	107	111	109	109	111	109	108	107	99	91
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	98	110	120	123	126	115	109	107	109	107	101	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	99	110	117	116	110	109	108	111	111	119	122	120	112	100	93	91
Tue	89	103	111	118	115	110	104	105	105	110	119	129	128	118	107	94	90
Wed	88	99	107	112	113	108	105	105	106	110	120	125	125	118	105	95	89
Thu	89	100	112	116	116	110	108	110	109	113	128	134	131	120	109	99	90
Fri	89	98	104	107	110	109	110	112	115	117	126	126	127	124	112	101	91
Sat	90	90	92	93	98	107	111	107	111	109	109	111	109	108	107	99	91
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	98	110	120	123	126	115	109	107	109	107	101	91