Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Gardena

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 13% 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 73-mile drive from Palmdale to Gardena (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 75 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Gardena?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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