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Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Barstow

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 96 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Palmdale to Barstow by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9897101100101103103105107108108105105110115110104
Tue979898100101102105108107108104103103105112109103
Wed9797969910110410310310410310099100103106106101
Thu97979910098102100102103103100999910210510599
Fri979910010210210710410510810610010010010310410297
Sat9797969999989798979797979797989796
Sun979696999797979798991019810010110210399

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Palmdale to Barstow (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 115 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 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (68 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 Barstow 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?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 96 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Barstow?

Leaving around 7 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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