Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Palmdale

Right now (5:39 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Norwalk 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	71	81	90	95	95	92	94	91	96	93	96	99	97	89	81	76	72
Tue	70	80	89	98	95	94	89	87	86	90	96	102	105	94	89	79	72
Wed	70	78	88	94	94	91	88	86	86	88	94	97	97	90	87	77	70
Thu	71	79	91	96	98	93	93	91	90	93	106	113	106	96	91	82	71
Fri	71	80	87	91	92	96	95	98	99	99	102	104	101	98	93	84	72
Sat	72	71	72	74	80	92	101	96	96	95	93	93	90	88	89	84	73
Sun	71	70	70	70	72	79	90	98	106	107	103	92	85	86	87	85	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Norwalk to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Palmdale?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 70 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles)

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Palmdale to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	81	90	95	95	92	94	91	96	93	96	99	97	89	81	76	72
Tue	70	80	89	98	95	94	89	87	86	90	96	102	105	94	89	79	72
Wed	70	78	88	94	94	91	88	86	86	88	94	97	97	90	87	77	70
Thu	71	79	91	96	98	93	93	91	90	93	106	113	106	96	91	82	71
Fri	71	80	87	91	92	96	95	98	99	99	102	104	101	98	93	84	72
Sat	72	71	72	74	80	92	101	96	96	95	93	93	90	88	89	84	73
Sun	71	70	70	70	72	79	90	98	106	107	103	92	85	86	87	85	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	81	90	95	95	92	94	91	96	93	96	99	97	89	81	76	72
Tue	70	80	89	98	95	94	89	87	86	90	96	102	105	94	89	79	72
Wed	70	78	88	94	94	91	88	86	86	88	94	97	97	90	87	77	70
Thu	71	79	91	96	98	93	93	91	90	93	106	113	106	96	91	82	71
Fri	71	80	87	91	92	96	95	98	99	99	102	104	101	98	93	84	72
Sat	72	71	72	74	80	92	101	96	96	95	93	93	90	88	89	84	73
Sun	71	70	70	70	72	79	90	98	106	107	103	92	85	86	87	85	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	81	90	95	95	92	94	91	96	93	96	99	97	89	81	76	72
Tue	70	80	89	98	95	94	89	87	86	90	96	102	105	94	89	79	72
Wed	70	78	88	94	94	91	88	86	86	88	94	97	97	90	87	77	70
Thu	71	79	91	96	98	93	93	91	90	93	106	113	106	96	91	82	71
Fri	71	80	87	91	92	96	95	98	99	99	102	104	101	98	93	84	72
Sat	72	71	72	74	80	92	101	96	96	95	93	93	90	88	89	84	73
Sun	71	70	70	70	72	79	90	98	106	107	103	92	85	86	87	85	74