Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Mid-City

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 69 at this time.

None 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 63-mile drive from Palmdale to Mid-City (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 125 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 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 Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Mid-City?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 65 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Mid-City?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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