Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Reseda

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Reseda 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	60	78	75	67	61	61	63	67	60	66	60	58	57	57	57	58	57
Tue	66	80	81	75	62	60	59	59	59	60	59	58	59	58	59	59	57
Wed	76	69	67	67	60	58	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	62	56
Thu	75	91	81	65	59	60	58	63	61	59	58	58	57	57	57	60	57
Fri	60	64	61	61	60	61	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	62	56
Sat	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	59	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Palmdale to Reseda (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (23 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Reseda 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 Reseda?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 56 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Reseda?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (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	60	78	75	67	61	61	63	67	60	66	60	58	57	57	57	58	57
Tue	66	80	81	75	62	60	59	59	59	60	59	58	59	58	59	59	57
Wed	76	69	67	67	60	58	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	62	56
Thu	75	91	81	65	59	60	58	63	61	59	58	58	57	57	57	60	57
Fri	60	64	61	61	60	61	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	62	56
Sat	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	59	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	75	67	61	61	63	67	60	66	60	58	57	57	57	58	57
Tue	66	80	81	75	62	60	59	59	59	60	59	58	59	58	59	59	57
Wed	76	69	67	67	60	58	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	62	56
Thu	75	91	81	65	59	60	58	63	61	59	58	58	57	57	57	60	57
Fri	60	64	61	61	60	61	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	62	56
Sat	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	59	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	75	67	61	61	63	67	60	66	60	58	57	57	57	58	57
Tue	66	80	81	75	62	60	59	59	59	60	59	58	59	58	59	59	57
Wed	76	69	67	67	60	58	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	62	56
Thu	75	91	81	65	59	60	58	63	61	59	58	58	57	57	57	60	57
Fri	60	64	61	61	60	61	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	62	56
Sat	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	59	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	57