Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Chatsworth

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Chatsworth 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	62	77	72	63	58	58	59	62	57	62	56	57	56	55	57	56	54
Tue	64	74	76	71	59	57	57	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	57	57	55
Wed	71	65	64	63	58	56	56	56	58	58	58	57	57	58	59	60	54
Thu	67	80	73	62	58	60	57	60	60	59	57	56	55	55	55	58	55
Fri	57	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	56	56	59	54
Sat	54	57	56	56	56	55	55	57	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Palmdale to Chatsworth (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 86 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 54 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (6 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	62	77	72	63	58	58	59	62	57	62	56	57	56	55	57	56	54
Tue	64	74	76	71	59	57	57	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	57	57	55
Wed	71	65	64	63	58	56	56	56	58	58	58	57	57	58	59	60	54
Thu	67	80	73	62	58	60	57	60	60	59	57	56	55	55	55	58	55
Fri	57	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	56	56	59	54
Sat	54	57	56	56	56	55	55	57	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	72	63	58	58	59	62	57	62	56	57	56	55	57	56	54
Tue	64	74	76	71	59	57	57	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	57	57	55
Wed	71	65	64	63	58	56	56	56	58	58	58	57	57	58	59	60	54
Thu	67	80	73	62	58	60	57	60	60	59	57	56	55	55	55	58	55
Fri	57	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	56	56	59	54
Sat	54	57	56	56	56	55	55	57	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	72	63	58	58	59	62	57	62	56	57	56	55	57	56	54
Tue	64	74	76	71	59	57	57	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	57	57	55
Wed	71	65	64	63	58	56	56	56	58	58	58	57	57	58	59	60	54
Thu	67	80	73	62	58	60	57	60	60	59	57	56	55	55	55	58	55
Fri	57	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	55	55	55	56	55	56	56	59	54
Sat	54	57	56	56	56	55	55	57	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	54