Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Highland

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 91 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 Highland 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	89	91	91	91	92	94	91	93	96	95	97	93	97	100	100	93	89
Tue	88	88	89	90	98	96	96	90	89	91	91	91	91	91	92	89	87
Wed	88	87	89	91	91	90	91	90	90	91	91	91	93	93	95	91	87
Thu	88	87	89	90	91	93	92	93	94	97	98	98	103	99	100	95	88
Fri	88	88	88	89	90	90	92	90	92	97	105	107	109	107	108	98	93
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	94	93	90	89	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	98	97	98	95	94	95	92	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Palmdale to Highland (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (67 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 87 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Highland?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (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	89	91	91	91	92	94	91	93	96	95	97	93	97	100	100	93	89
Tue	88	88	89	90	98	96	96	90	89	91	91	91	91	91	92	89	87
Wed	88	87	89	91	91	90	91	90	90	91	91	91	93	93	95	91	87
Thu	88	87	89	90	91	93	92	93	94	97	98	98	103	99	100	95	88
Fri	88	88	88	89	90	90	92	90	92	97	105	107	109	107	108	98	93
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	94	93	90	89	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	98	97	98	95	94	95	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	91	91	92	94	91	93	96	95	97	93	97	100	100	93	89
Tue	88	88	89	90	98	96	96	90	89	91	91	91	91	91	92	89	87
Wed	88	87	89	91	91	90	91	90	90	91	91	91	93	93	95	91	87
Thu	88	87	89	90	91	93	92	93	94	97	98	98	103	99	100	95	88
Fri	88	88	88	89	90	90	92	90	92	97	105	107	109	107	108	98	93
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	94	93	90	89	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	98	97	98	95	94	95	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	91	91	92	94	91	93	96	95	97	93	97	100	100	93	89
Tue	88	88	89	90	98	96	96	90	89	91	91	91	91	91	92	89	87
Wed	88	87	89	91	91	90	91	90	90	91	91	91	93	93	95	91	87
Thu	88	87	89	90	91	93	92	93	94	97	98	98	103	99	100	95	88
Fri	88	88	88	89	90	90	92	90	92	97	105	107	109	107	108	98	93
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	94	93	90	89	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	98	97	98	95	94	95	92	87