Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Brea

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 123 minutes via I-210 East and SR-57 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Brea 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	103	108	107	103	103	106	107	106	114	120	121	123	114	102	100	98	96
Tue	102	109	112	107	109	110	110	110	112	120	121	124	116	106	99	96	96
Wed	102	109	109	109	109	113	111	109	114	120	120	123	115	107	102	99	98
Thu	102	107	110	106	110	112	112	112	118	124	126	129	116	106	102	102	98
Fri	100	104	108	108	111	111	113	118	123	131	128	130	117	107	103	98	96
Sat	97	97	98	100	101	103	104	105	109	111	110	107	102	99	98	97	96
Sun	96	96	97	97	98	100	100	101	101	101	100	99	98	98	99	97	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Palmdale to Brea (via I-210 East and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (60 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 96 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Brea?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	108	107	103	103	106	107	106	114	120	121	123	114	102	100	98	96
Tue	102	109	112	107	109	110	110	110	112	120	121	124	116	106	99	96	96
Wed	102	109	109	109	109	113	111	109	114	120	120	123	115	107	102	99	98
Thu	102	107	110	106	110	112	112	112	118	124	126	129	116	106	102	102	98
Fri	100	104	108	108	111	111	113	118	123	131	128	130	117	107	103	98	96
Sat	97	97	98	100	101	103	104	105	109	111	110	107	102	99	98	97	96
Sun	96	96	97	97	98	100	100	101	101	101	100	99	98	98	99	97	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	108	107	103	103	106	107	106	114	120	121	123	114	102	100	98	96
Tue	102	109	112	107	109	110	110	110	112	120	121	124	116	106	99	96	96
Wed	102	109	109	109	109	113	111	109	114	120	120	123	115	107	102	99	98
Thu	102	107	110	106	110	112	112	112	118	124	126	129	116	106	102	102	98
Fri	100	104	108	108	111	111	113	118	123	131	128	130	117	107	103	98	96
Sat	97	97	98	100	101	103	104	105	109	111	110	107	102	99	98	97	96
Sun	96	96	97	97	98	100	100	101	101	101	100	99	98	98	99	97	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	108	107	103	103	106	107	106	114	120	121	123	114	102	100	98	96
Tue	102	109	112	107	109	110	110	110	112	120	121	124	116	106	99	96	96
Wed	102	109	109	109	109	113	111	109	114	120	120	123	115	107	102	99	98
Thu	102	107	110	106	110	112	112	112	118	124	126	129	116	106	102	102	98
Fri	100	104	108	108	111	111	113	118	123	131	128	130	117	107	103	98	96
Sat	97	97	98	100	101	103	104	105	109	111	110	107	102	99	98	97	96
Sun	96	96	97	97	98	100	100	101	101	101	100	99	98	98	99	97	96