Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Canyon Country

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Canyon Country 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	45	47	44	41	41	42	43	46	41	46	41	42	41	40	40	40	40
Tue	45	44	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	39
Wed	56	42	42	40	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	42	44	39
Thu	51	51	47	40	40	42	41	45	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	42	39
Fri	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Palmdale to Canyon Country (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave after 7 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Canyon Country?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 39 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	44	41	41	42	43	46	41	46	41	42	41	40	40	40	40
Tue	45	44	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	39
Wed	56	42	42	40	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	42	44	39
Thu	51	51	47	40	40	42	41	45	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	42	39
Fri	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	44	41	41	42	43	46	41	46	41	42	41	40	40	40	40
Tue	45	44	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	39
Wed	56	42	42	40	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	42	44	39
Thu	51	51	47	40	40	42	41	45	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	42	39
Fri	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	44	41	41	42	43	46	41	46	41	42	41	40	40	40	40
Tue	45	44	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	39
Wed	56	42	42	40	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	42	44	39
Thu	51	51	47	40	40	42	41	45	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	42	39
Fri	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	39