Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Compton

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 98 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	96	99	103	99	102	107	104	106	110	114	117	114	106	95	94	90	89
Tue	93	103	106	104	109	111	110	109	114	122	124	121	111	97	94	89	89
Wed	93	104	106	103	109	111	112	115	119	123	122	122	115	101	97	92	90
Thu	93	101	105	105	109	111	114	113	122	126	126	123	115	100	98	95	91
Fri	93	104	110	110	109	114	115	117	121	121	121	120	109	98	99	93	91
Sat	90	92	93	101	106	107	106	109	109	108	107	107	105	100	100	92	92
Sun	91	92	90	91	97	99	105	104	106	103	105	101	100	98	97	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 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (111 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 80 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 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 89 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Compton?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 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	96	99	103	99	102	107	104	106	110	114	117	114	106	95	94	90	89
Tue	93	103	106	104	109	111	110	109	114	122	124	121	111	97	94	89	89
Wed	93	104	106	103	109	111	112	115	119	123	122	122	115	101	97	92	90
Thu	93	101	105	105	109	111	114	113	122	126	126	123	115	100	98	95	91
Fri	93	104	110	110	109	114	115	117	121	121	121	120	109	98	99	93	91
Sat	90	92	93	101	106	107	106	109	109	108	107	107	105	100	100	92	92
Sun	91	92	90	91	97	99	105	104	106	103	105	101	100	98	97	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	99	103	99	102	107	104	106	110	114	117	114	106	95	94	90	89
Tue	93	103	106	104	109	111	110	109	114	122	124	121	111	97	94	89	89
Wed	93	104	106	103	109	111	112	115	119	123	122	122	115	101	97	92	90
Thu	93	101	105	105	109	111	114	113	122	126	126	123	115	100	98	95	91
Fri	93	104	110	110	109	114	115	117	121	121	121	120	109	98	99	93	91
Sat	90	92	93	101	106	107	106	109	109	108	107	107	105	100	100	92	92
Sun	91	92	90	91	97	99	105	104	106	103	105	101	100	98	97	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	99	103	99	102	107	104	106	110	114	117	114	106	95	94	90	89
Tue	93	103	106	104	109	111	110	109	114	122	124	121	111	97	94	89	89
Wed	93	104	106	103	109	111	112	115	119	123	122	122	115	101	97	92	90
Thu	93	101	105	105	109	111	114	113	122	126	126	123	115	100	98	95	91
Fri	93	104	110	110	109	114	115	117	121	121	121	120	109	98	99	93	91
Sat	90	92	93	101	106	107	106	109	109	108	107	107	105	100	100	92	92
Sun	91	92	90	91	97	99	105	104	106	103	105	101	100	98	97	92	90