Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to North Tustin

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 113 minutes via I-15 South.

Only 3% 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 102-mile drive from Palmdale to North Tustin (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 114 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (68 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central North Tustin 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 North Tustin?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 114 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to North Tustin?

The 102-mile drive usually takes 114 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to North Tustin?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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