Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Corona

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-15 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Corona 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	100	111	113	104	104	108	104	109	117	109	114	105	104	108	110	99	97
Tue	98	107	116	105	108	119	121	101	102	104	104	104	98	98	99	96	95
Wed	98	105	116	105	103	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	99	100	97	95
Thu	98	106	113	103	103	102	102	105	106	105	107	105	111	106	106	100	95
Fri	96	101	106	103	102	102	106	102	106	111	120	121	121	122	118	106	101
Sat	94	95	95	96	99	101	103	104	103	103	114	115	106	97	97	96	94
Sun	95	95	96	95	95	97	102	107	104	111	99	107	104	99	102	98	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Palmdale to Corona (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (62 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Corona 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 95 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Corona?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	111	113	104	104	108	104	109	117	109	114	105	104	108	110	99	97
Tue	98	107	116	105	108	119	121	101	102	104	104	104	98	98	99	96	95
Wed	98	105	116	105	103	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	99	100	97	95
Thu	98	106	113	103	103	102	102	105	106	105	107	105	111	106	106	100	95
Fri	96	101	106	103	102	102	106	102	106	111	120	121	121	122	118	106	101
Sat	94	95	95	96	99	101	103	104	103	103	114	115	106	97	97	96	94
Sun	95	95	96	95	95	97	102	107	104	111	99	107	104	99	102	98	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	111	113	104	104	108	104	109	117	109	114	105	104	108	110	99	97
Tue	98	107	116	105	108	119	121	101	102	104	104	104	98	98	99	96	95
Wed	98	105	116	105	103	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	99	100	97	95
Thu	98	106	113	103	103	102	102	105	106	105	107	105	111	106	106	100	95
Fri	96	101	106	103	102	102	106	102	106	111	120	121	121	122	118	106	101
Sat	94	95	95	96	99	101	103	104	103	103	114	115	106	97	97	96	94
Sun	95	95	96	95	95	97	102	107	104	111	99	107	104	99	102	98	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	111	113	104	104	108	104	109	117	109	114	105	104	108	110	99	97
Tue	98	107	116	105	108	119	121	101	102	104	104	104	98	98	99	96	95
Wed	98	105	116	105	103	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	99	100	97	95
Thu	98	106	113	103	103	102	102	105	106	105	107	105	111	106	106	100	95
Fri	96	101	106	103	102	102	106	102	106	111	120	121	121	122	118	106	101
Sat	94	95	95	96	99	101	103	104	103	103	114	115	106	97	97	96	94
Sun	95	95	96	95	95	97	102	107	104	111	99	107	104	99	102	98	96