Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Camarillo

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Camarillo 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	93	126	115	98	89	88	90	94	87	94	86	84	83	84	83	84	83
Tue	113	137	135	109	91	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	87	87	83
Wed	112	106	99	100	88	86	85	86	87	87	88	86	85	88	87	88	82
Thu	120	144	125	92	86	86	85	90	87	86	85	84	84	83	84	87	83
Fri	90	95	89	89	87	90	86	85	85	86	86	85	86	86	86	90	82
Sat	84	87	85	85	85	85	86	90	86	85	87	85	85	83	83	85	83
Sun	82	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	87	88	87	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Palmdale to Camarillo (via SR-14 South and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (35 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Camarillo 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 Camarillo?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 82 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Camarillo?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (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	93	126	115	98	89	88	90	94	87	94	86	84	83	84	83	84	83
Tue	113	137	135	109	91	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	87	87	83
Wed	112	106	99	100	88	86	85	86	87	87	88	86	85	88	87	88	82
Thu	120	144	125	92	86	86	85	90	87	86	85	84	84	83	84	87	83
Fri	90	95	89	89	87	90	86	85	85	86	86	85	86	86	86	90	82
Sat	84	87	85	85	85	85	86	90	86	85	87	85	85	83	83	85	83
Sun	82	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	87	88	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	126	115	98	89	88	90	94	87	94	86	84	83	84	83	84	83
Tue	113	137	135	109	91	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	87	87	83
Wed	112	106	99	100	88	86	85	86	87	87	88	86	85	88	87	88	82
Thu	120	144	125	92	86	86	85	90	87	86	85	84	84	83	84	87	83
Fri	90	95	89	89	87	90	86	85	85	86	86	85	86	86	86	90	82
Sat	84	87	85	85	85	85	86	90	86	85	87	85	85	83	83	85	83
Sun	82	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	87	88	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	126	115	98	89	88	90	94	87	94	86	84	83	84	83	84	83
Tue	113	137	135	109	91	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	87	87	83
Wed	112	106	99	100	88	86	85	86	87	87	88	86	85	88	87	88	82
Thu	120	144	125	92	86	86	85	90	87	86	85	84	84	83	84	87	83
Fri	90	95	89	89	87	90	86	85	85	86	86	85	86	86	86	90	82
Sat	84	87	85	85	85	85	86	90	86	85	87	85	85	83	83	85	83
Sun	82	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	87	88	87	83