Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Monterey Park
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via SR-2 West and I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 85 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 83 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 81 |
| Tue | 82 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 101 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| Wed | 82 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 101 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 81 |
| Thu | 82 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 96 | 90 | 91 | 86 | 82 |
| Fri | 82 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 92 | 87 | 88 | 82 | 81 |
| Sat | 81 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 81 |
| Sun | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 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 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 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 76 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 107 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 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Monterey Park?
Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 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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