Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Inglewood

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Inglewood 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	72	101	99	83	73	73	74	77	72	77	71	69	69	69	69	69	68
Tue	79	116	116	93	75	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	72	69
Wed	84	80	81	84	73	70	70	70	72	72	72	71	69	70	71	72	67
Thu	89	122	109	78	70	70	69	73	71	71	70	68	68	68	69	73	69
Fri	71	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	71	71	70	71	71	71	75	67
Sat	69	72	71	70	71	70	71	75	73	70	72	71	71	69	69	70	68
Sun	67	68	69	68	69	70	70	71	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Palmdale to Inglewood (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 131 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 67 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Inglewood?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (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	72	101	99	83	73	73	74	77	72	77	71	69	69	69	69	69	68
Tue	79	116	116	93	75	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	72	69
Wed	84	80	81	84	73	70	70	70	72	72	72	71	69	70	71	72	67
Thu	89	122	109	78	70	70	69	73	71	71	70	68	68	68	69	73	69
Fri	71	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	71	71	70	71	71	71	75	67
Sat	69	72	71	70	71	70	71	75	73	70	72	71	71	69	69	70	68
Sun	67	68	69	68	69	70	70	71	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	101	99	83	73	73	74	77	72	77	71	69	69	69	69	69	68
Tue	79	116	116	93	75	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	72	69
Wed	84	80	81	84	73	70	70	70	72	72	72	71	69	70	71	72	67
Thu	89	122	109	78	70	70	69	73	71	71	70	68	68	68	69	73	69
Fri	71	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	71	71	70	71	71	71	75	67
Sat	69	72	71	70	71	70	71	75	73	70	72	71	71	69	69	70	68
Sun	67	68	69	68	69	70	70	71	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	101	99	83	73	73	74	77	72	77	71	69	69	69	69	69	68
Tue	79	116	116	93	75	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	72	69
Wed	84	80	81	84	73	70	70	70	72	72	72	71	69	70	71	72	67
Thu	89	122	109	78	70	70	69	73	71	71	70	68	68	68	69	73	69
Fri	71	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	71	71	70	71	71	71	75	67
Sat	69	72	71	70	71	70	71	75	73	70	72	71	71	69	69	70	68
Sun	67	68	69	68	69	70	70	71	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	69