Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Diamond Bar

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-210 East and SR-57 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Diamond Bar 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	91	94	93	91	93	96	98	97	105	110	111	114	104	93	90	88	88
Tue	90	95	98	96	98	100	101	101	103	110	111	113	106	97	90	88	88
Wed	90	96	98	98	100	102	102	103	107	110	111	114	107	98	93	89	88
Thu	90	94	98	97	101	101	102	102	110	115	118	119	111	98	94	93	89
Fri	90	93	97	97	101	100	104	109	114	121	119	119	107	98	95	89	88
Sat	88	89	89	91	92	93	94	95	99	101	100	96	93	91	89	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	91	91	89	90	90	88	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Palmdale to Diamond Bar (via I-210 East and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (60 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Diamond Bar?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 88 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Diamond Bar?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	93	91	93	96	98	97	105	110	111	114	104	93	90	88	88
Tue	90	95	98	96	98	100	101	101	103	110	111	113	106	97	90	88	88
Wed	90	96	98	98	100	102	102	103	107	110	111	114	107	98	93	89	88
Thu	90	94	98	97	101	101	102	102	110	115	118	119	111	98	94	93	89
Fri	90	93	97	97	101	100	104	109	114	121	119	119	107	98	95	89	88
Sat	88	89	89	91	92	93	94	95	99	101	100	96	93	91	89	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	91	91	89	90	90	88	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	93	91	93	96	98	97	105	110	111	114	104	93	90	88	88
Tue	90	95	98	96	98	100	101	101	103	110	111	113	106	97	90	88	88
Wed	90	96	98	98	100	102	102	103	107	110	111	114	107	98	93	89	88
Thu	90	94	98	97	101	101	102	102	110	115	118	119	111	98	94	93	89
Fri	90	93	97	97	101	100	104	109	114	121	119	119	107	98	95	89	88
Sat	88	89	89	91	92	93	94	95	99	101	100	96	93	91	89	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	91	91	89	90	90	88	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	93	91	93	96	98	97	105	110	111	114	104	93	90	88	88
Tue	90	95	98	96	98	100	101	101	103	110	111	113	106	97	90	88	88
Wed	90	96	98	98	100	102	102	103	107	110	111	114	107	98	93	89	88
Thu	90	94	98	97	101	101	102	102	110	115	118	119	111	98	94	93	89
Fri	90	93	97	97	101	100	104	109	114	121	119	119	107	98	95	89	88
Sat	88	89	89	91	92	93	94	95	99	101	100	96	93	91	89	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	91	91	89	90	90	88	88