Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Moorpark

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Moorpark 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	78	106	100	82	73	73	73	76	72	76	71	71	70	70	71	70	68
Tue	81	111	113	91	75	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	68
Wed	86	82	85	82	72	70	70	71	73	73	73	72	73	74	74	74	67
Thu	85	118	102	78	73	76	70	74	74	73	70	70	69	69	69	72	69
Fri	72	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	74	68
Sat	69	72	71	70	70	70	71	74	72	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Palmdale to Moorpark (via SR-14 South and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 122 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (20 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Moorpark 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 Moorpark?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Moorpark?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 67 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Moorpark?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	106	100	82	73	73	73	76	72	76	71	71	70	70	71	70	68
Tue	81	111	113	91	75	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	68
Wed	86	82	85	82	72	70	70	71	73	73	73	72	73	74	74	74	67
Thu	85	118	102	78	73	76	70	74	74	73	70	70	69	69	69	72	69
Fri	72	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	74	68
Sat	69	72	71	70	70	70	71	74	72	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	106	100	82	73	73	73	76	72	76	71	71	70	70	71	70	68
Tue	81	111	113	91	75	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	68
Wed	86	82	85	82	72	70	70	71	73	73	73	72	73	74	74	74	67
Thu	85	118	102	78	73	76	70	74	74	73	70	70	69	69	69	72	69
Fri	72	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	74	68
Sat	69	72	71	70	70	70	71	74	72	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	106	100	82	73	73	73	76	72	76	71	71	70	70	71	70	68
Tue	81	111	113	91	75	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	68
Wed	86	82	85	82	72	70	70	71	73	73	73	72	73	74	74	74	67
Thu	85	118	102	78	73	76	70	74	74	73	70	70	69	69	69	72	69
Fri	72	75	73	72	71	74	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	74	68
Sat	69	72	71	70	70	70	71	74	72	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	68