Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Norwalk

Right now (5:39 pm PDT): about 136 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 130 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	101	106	101	100	109	110	114	120	145	153	146	131	106	93	89	88
Tue	91	112	117	109	108	110	111	111	124	158	163	157	142	116	99	88	89
Wed	91	115	117	109	108	109	112	113	132	141	145	141	134	115	100	89	87
Thu	90	110	115	107	111	113	117	122	146	163	165	160	146	111	100	93	89
Fri	89	108	118	114	111	116	115	130	154	160	161	156	140	111	103	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	98	99	104	106	114	122	127	127	119	110	101	102	90	89
Sun	88	89	88	88	93	94	101	102	108	106	104	102	101	99	100	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 166 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (127 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 84 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 87 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 166 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	101	106	101	100	109	110	114	120	145	153	146	131	106	93	89	88
Tue	91	112	117	109	108	110	111	111	124	158	163	157	142	116	99	88	89
Wed	91	115	117	109	108	109	112	113	132	141	145	141	134	115	100	89	87
Thu	90	110	115	107	111	113	117	122	146	163	165	160	146	111	100	93	89
Fri	89	108	118	114	111	116	115	130	154	160	161	156	140	111	103	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	98	99	104	106	114	122	127	127	119	110	101	102	90	89
Sun	88	89	88	88	93	94	101	102	108	106	104	102	101	99	100	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	101	106	101	100	109	110	114	120	145	153	146	131	106	93	89	88
Tue	91	112	117	109	108	110	111	111	124	158	163	157	142	116	99	88	89
Wed	91	115	117	109	108	109	112	113	132	141	145	141	134	115	100	89	87
Thu	90	110	115	107	111	113	117	122	146	163	165	160	146	111	100	93	89
Fri	89	108	118	114	111	116	115	130	154	160	161	156	140	111	103	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	98	99	104	106	114	122	127	127	119	110	101	102	90	89
Sun	88	89	88	88	93	94	101	102	108	106	104	102	101	99	100	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	101	106	101	100	109	110	114	120	145	153	146	131	106	93	89	88
Tue	91	112	117	109	108	110	111	111	124	158	163	157	142	116	99	88	89
Wed	91	115	117	109	108	109	112	113	132	141	145	141	134	115	100	89	87
Thu	90	110	115	107	111	113	117	122	146	163	165	160	146	111	100	93	89
Fri	89	108	118	114	111	116	115	130	154	160	161	156	140	111	103	90	89
Sat	88	89	90	98	99	104	106	114	122	127	127	119	110	101	102	90	89
Sun	88	89	88	88	93	94	101	102	108	106	104	102	101	99	100	91	88