Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Ontario
Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via I-15 South, usually 96 at this time.
Only 18% 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 | 98 | 106 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 99 | 106 | 115 | 104 | 109 | 102 | 103 | 108 | 110 | 98 | 96 |
| Tue | 95 | 102 | 110 | 100 | 106 | 119 | 121 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 94 | 93 |
| Wed | 95 | 101 | 109 | 101 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
| Thu | 95 | 100 | 106 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 109 | 105 | 106 | 99 | 93 |
| Fri | 95 | 96 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 107 | 116 | 117 | 119 | 120 | 118 | 105 | 100 |
| Sat | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 98 | 109 | 111 | 103 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 93 |
| Sun | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 98 | 106 | 96 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 94 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Palmdale to Ontario (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).
About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (70 to 98 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Ontario 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 Ontario?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Ontario?
The 73-mile drive usually takes 93 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Ontario?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)
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