Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Claremont

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West, usually 102 at this time.

Only 18% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Palmdale to Claremont (via I-15 South and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (68 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Claremont 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 92 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Claremont?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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