Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Palmdale

Right now (9:21 pm PST): about 130 minutes via I-15 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Ontario to Palmdale (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (70 to 111 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario 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 Ontario to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 91 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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