Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Hacienda Heights

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	90	90	89	91	93	98	98	97	109	126	133	138	112	93	92	90	88
Tue	90	91	94	96	99	101	103	101	104	125	136	141	121	99	91	89	89
Wed	90	91	93	97	101	104	104	104	112	124	129	145	123	100	92	90	88
Thu	90	92	96	96	101	101	102	104	115	142	155	156	128	101	95	93	90
Fri	91	93	96	99	101	100	107	120	136	163	165	149	118	100	95	90	88
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	91	93	95	102	105	108	97	94	92	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	90	89	90	91	89	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Palmdale to Hacienda Heights (via I-210 East and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 165 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (62 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 165 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Hacienda Heights?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 88 to 165 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 165 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	90	89	91	93	98	98	97	109	126	133	138	112	93	92	90	88
Tue	90	91	94	96	99	101	103	101	104	125	136	141	121	99	91	89	89
Wed	90	91	93	97	101	104	104	104	112	124	129	145	123	100	92	90	88
Thu	90	92	96	96	101	101	102	104	115	142	155	156	128	101	95	93	90
Fri	91	93	96	99	101	100	107	120	136	163	165	149	118	100	95	90	88
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	91	93	95	102	105	108	97	94	92	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	90	89	90	91	89	88

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Mon	90	90	89	91	93	98	98	97	109	126	133	138	112	93	92	90	88
Tue	90	91	94	96	99	101	103	101	104	125	136	141	121	99	91	89	89
Wed	90	91	93	97	101	104	104	104	112	124	129	145	123	100	92	90	88
Thu	90	92	96	96	101	101	102	104	115	142	155	156	128	101	95	93	90
Fri	91	93	96	99	101	100	107	120	136	163	165	149	118	100	95	90	88
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	91	93	95	102	105	108	97	94	92	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	90	89	90	91	89	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	90	89	91	93	98	98	97	109	126	133	138	112	93	92	90	88
Tue	90	91	94	96	99	101	103	101	104	125	136	141	121	99	91	89	89
Wed	90	91	93	97	101	104	104	104	112	124	129	145	123	100	92	90	88
Thu	90	92	96	96	101	101	102	104	115	142	155	156	128	101	95	93	90
Fri	91	93	96	99	101	100	107	120	136	163	165	149	118	100	95	90	88
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	91	93	95	102	105	108	97	94	92	90	89	89
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