Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Compton

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 100 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 95 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Compton 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	98	101	96	97	103	101	100	106	106	108	106	101	95	96	91	89
Tue	92	107	111	102	105	107	105	113	107	111	112	110	104	96	94	91	90
Wed	92	105	110	101	104	106	106	106	108	112	109	109	105	97	95	94	91
Thu	93	104	112	103	106	109	110	107	112	114	112	111	106	98	95	97	91
Fri	92	102	110	105	105	104	107	109	110	109	109	109	103	96	95	91	90
Sat	90	92	92	95	97	97	98	101	100	100	99	101	100	97	97	92	91
Sun	90	91	91	90	93	95	98	99	100	98	98	97	98	96	96	92	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Palmdale to Compton (via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (66 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 89 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Compton?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 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	98	101	96	97	103	101	100	106	106	108	106	101	95	96	91	89
Tue	92	107	111	102	105	107	105	113	107	111	112	110	104	96	94	91	90
Wed	92	105	110	101	104	106	106	106	108	112	109	109	105	97	95	94	91
Thu	93	104	112	103	106	109	110	107	112	114	112	111	106	98	95	97	91
Fri	92	102	110	105	105	104	107	109	110	109	109	109	103	96	95	91	90
Sat	90	92	92	95	97	97	98	101	100	100	99	101	100	97	97	92	91
Sun	90	91	91	90	93	95	98	99	100	98	98	97	98	96	96	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	98	101	96	97	103	101	100	106	106	108	106	101	95	96	91	89
Tue	92	107	111	102	105	107	105	113	107	111	112	110	104	96	94	91	90
Wed	92	105	110	101	104	106	106	106	108	112	109	109	105	97	95	94	91
Thu	93	104	112	103	106	109	110	107	112	114	112	111	106	98	95	97	91
Fri	92	102	110	105	105	104	107	109	110	109	109	109	103	96	95	91	90
Sat	90	92	92	95	97	97	98	101	100	100	99	101	100	97	97	92	91
Sun	90	91	91	90	93	95	98	99	100	98	98	97	98	96	96	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	98	101	96	97	103	101	100	106	106	108	106	101	95	96	91	89
Tue	92	107	111	102	105	107	105	113	107	111	112	110	104	96	94	91	90
Wed	92	105	110	101	104	106	106	106	108	112	109	109	105	97	95	94	91
Thu	93	104	112	103	106	109	110	107	112	114	112	111	106	98	95	97	91
Fri	92	102	110	105	105	104	107	109	110	109	109	109	103	96	95	91	90
Sat	90	92	92	95	97	97	98	101	100	100	99	101	100	97	97	92	91
Sun	90	91	91	90	93	95	98	99	100	98	98	97	98	96	96	92	90