Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Baldwin Park

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 114 minutes via I-210 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Palmdale to Baldwin Park 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	86	88	90	87	88	92	92	91	98	104	106	109	97	88	87	85	83
Tue	86	88	92	92	93	94	94	102	95	106	107	113	103	90	86	85	83
Wed	86	88	92	91	93	95	94	93	98	107	107	107	101	90	86	86	85
Thu	86	88	94	91	95	97	96	97	101	110	111	113	102	91	87	90	85
Fri	85	90	96	94	95	94	97	102	104	113	113	109	97	90	86	84	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	92	93	93	91	88	86	84	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Palmdale to Baldwin Park (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (67 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Baldwin Park 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 Palmdale to Baldwin Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Baldwin Park?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 83 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Baldwin Park?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	87	88	92	92	91	98	104	106	109	97	88	87	85	83
Tue	86	88	92	92	93	94	94	102	95	106	107	113	103	90	86	85	83
Wed	86	88	92	91	93	95	94	93	98	107	107	107	101	90	86	86	85
Thu	86	88	94	91	95	97	96	97	101	110	111	113	102	91	87	90	85
Fri	85	90	96	94	95	94	97	102	104	113	113	109	97	90	86	84	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	92	93	93	91	88	86	84	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	87	88	92	92	91	98	104	106	109	97	88	87	85	83
Tue	86	88	92	92	93	94	94	102	95	106	107	113	103	90	86	85	83
Wed	86	88	92	91	93	95	94	93	98	107	107	107	101	90	86	86	85
Thu	86	88	94	91	95	97	96	97	101	110	111	113	102	91	87	90	85
Fri	85	90	96	94	95	94	97	102	104	113	113	109	97	90	86	84	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	92	93	93	91	88	86	84	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	87	88	92	92	91	98	104	106	109	97	88	87	85	83
Tue	86	88	92	92	93	94	94	102	95	106	107	113	103	90	86	85	83
Wed	86	88	92	91	93	95	94	93	98	107	107	107	101	90	86	86	85
Thu	86	88	94	91	95	97	96	97	101	110	111	113	102	91	87	90	85
Fri	85	90	96	94	95	94	97	102	104	113	113	109	97	90	86	84	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	92	93	93	91	88	86	84	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83