Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to La Habra

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 117 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-60 East, usually 119 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 La Habra by day and time you leave (local time)
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Mon	100	100	102	102	105	112	110	110	127	152	161	161	127	106	103	100	98
Tue	100	100	104	107	109	111	113	123	119	153	168	171	142	114	104	100	99
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About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Palmdale to La Habra (via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (124 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (69 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to La Habra?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 98 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to La Habra?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 191 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 (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	102	104	110	113	113	113	123	139	155	188	189	166	134	114	104	100	98
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Tue	100	100	104	107	109	111	113	123	119	153	168	171	142	114	104	100	99
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	100	102	102	105	112	110	110	127	152	161	161	127	106	103	100	98
Tue	100	100	104	107	109	111	113	123	119	153	168	171	142	114	104	100	99
Wed	101	100	103	106	110	115	114	114	130	153	160	162	139	114	103	102	100
Thu	101	102	107	107	113	115	116	121	137	172	183	170	142	116	105	105	100
Fri	102	104	110	113	113	113	123	139	155	188	189	166	134	114	104	100	98
Sat	101	101	100	102	103	103	107	112	116	121	124	112	107	104	100	99	99
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