Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Monterey Park

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via SR-2 West and I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 91 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Monterey Park 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	83	85	88	86	87	91	91	90	98	99	99	100	93	87	86	83	81
Tue	82	87	91	91	93	94	93	101	98	102	103	103	95	90	86	83	81
Wed	82	87	91	90	93	94	94	93	98	104	101	103	97	91	88	85	82
Thu	82	86	91	92	94	95	96	95	100	105	104	102	95	90	89	88	82
Fri	82	87	94	93	93	92	93	97	99	101	99	101	92	87	87	82	81
Sat	81	82	82	84	86	85	86	89	90	90	90	92	91	87	87	83	81
Sun	81	83	82	81	82	84	86	87	88	86	87	86	87	86	86	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Palmdale to Monterey Park (via SR-2 West and I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (64 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Monterey Park?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 81 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	88	86	87	91	91	90	98	99	99	100	93	87	86	83	81
Tue	82	87	91	91	93	94	93	101	98	102	103	103	95	90	86	83	81
Wed	82	87	91	90	93	94	94	93	98	104	101	103	97	91	88	85	82
Thu	82	86	91	92	94	95	96	95	100	105	104	102	95	90	89	88	82
Fri	82	87	94	93	93	92	93	97	99	101	99	101	92	87	87	82	81
Sat	81	82	82	84	86	85	86	89	90	90	90	92	91	87	87	83	81
Sun	81	83	82	81	82	84	86	87	88	86	87	86	87	86	86	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	88	86	87	91	91	90	98	99	99	100	93	87	86	83	81
Tue	82	87	91	91	93	94	93	101	98	102	103	103	95	90	86	83	81
Wed	82	87	91	90	93	94	94	93	98	104	101	103	97	91	88	85	82
Thu	82	86	91	92	94	95	96	95	100	105	104	102	95	90	89	88	82
Fri	82	87	94	93	93	92	93	97	99	101	99	101	92	87	87	82	81
Sat	81	82	82	84	86	85	86	89	90	90	90	92	91	87	87	83	81
Sun	81	83	82	81	82	84	86	87	88	86	87	86	87	86	86	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	88	86	87	91	91	90	98	99	99	100	93	87	86	83	81
Tue	82	87	91	91	93	94	93	101	98	102	103	103	95	90	86	83	81
Wed	82	87	91	90	93	94	94	93	98	104	101	103	97	91	88	85	82
Thu	82	86	91	92	94	95	96	95	100	105	104	102	95	90	89	88	82
Fri	82	87	94	93	93	92	93	97	99	101	99	101	92	87	87	82	81
Sat	81	82	82	84	86	85	86	89	90	90	90	92	91	87	87	83	81
Sun	81	83	82	81	82	84	86	87	88	86	87	86	87	86	86	83	81