Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Rowland Heights

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-60 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 8% 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 74-mile drive from Palmdale to Rowland Heights (via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (63 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Rowland Heights?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 92 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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