Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Norwalk

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 105 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 97 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Norwalk 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	92	98	103	98	99	108	108	112	119	144	153	147	130	106	95	90	88
Tue	90	108	113	102	103	107	107	118	123	151	160	155	142	116	99	89	88
Wed	89	106	110	104	102	105	106	108	121	129	133	128	119	107	98	91	89
Thu	90	104	111	102	108	112	115	118	139	158	159	154	141	111	98	95	89
Fri	89	102	113	107	106	107	111	125	147	154	156	153	138	112	102	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	95	98	101	104	109	113	113	116	113	109	102	99	92	90
Sun	88	89	89	88	92	96	104	104	108	105	105	104	105	103	101	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Palmdale to Norwalk (via I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (63 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 87 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 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	92	98	103	98	99	108	108	112	119	144	153	147	130	106	95	90	88
Tue	90	108	113	102	103	107	107	118	123	151	160	155	142	116	99	89	88
Wed	89	106	110	104	102	105	106	108	121	129	133	128	119	107	98	91	89
Thu	90	104	111	102	108	112	115	118	139	158	159	154	141	111	98	95	89
Fri	89	102	113	107	106	107	111	125	147	154	156	153	138	112	102	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	95	98	101	104	109	113	113	116	113	109	102	99	92	90
Sun	88	89	89	88	92	96	104	104	108	105	105	104	105	103	101	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	98	103	98	99	108	108	112	119	144	153	147	130	106	95	90	88
Tue	90	108	113	102	103	107	107	118	123	151	160	155	142	116	99	89	88
Wed	89	106	110	104	102	105	106	108	121	129	133	128	119	107	98	91	89
Thu	90	104	111	102	108	112	115	118	139	158	159	154	141	111	98	95	89
Fri	89	102	113	107	106	107	111	125	147	154	156	153	138	112	102	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	95	98	101	104	109	113	113	116	113	109	102	99	92	90
Sun	88	89	89	88	92	96	104	104	108	105	105	104	105	103	101	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	98	103	98	99	108	108	112	119	144	153	147	130	106	95	90	88
Tue	90	108	113	102	103	107	107	118	123	151	160	155	142	116	99	89	88
Wed	89	106	110	104	102	105	106	108	121	129	133	128	119	107	98	91	89
Thu	90	104	111	102	108	112	115	118	139	158	159	154	141	111	98	95	89
Fri	89	102	113	107	106	107	111	125	147	154	156	153	138	112	102	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	95	98	101	104	109	113	113	116	113	109	102	99	92	90
Sun	88	89	89	88	92	96	104	104	108	105	105	104	105	103	101	91	88