Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Barstow Heights

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 95 minutes via I-15 North.

None 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 81-mile drive from Palmdale to Barstow Heights (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (68 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Barstow Heights 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 Barstow Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Barstow Heights?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 95 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Barstow Heights?

Leaving around 7 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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