Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Lake Forest

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 134 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 South, usually 144 at this time.

Only 29% 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 110-mile drive from Palmdale to Lake Forest (via I-15 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 119 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (64 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 119 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Lake Forest?

The 110-mile drive usually takes 119 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 6 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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