Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to San Dimas

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via I-210 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 17% 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 San Dimas 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	86	87	88	88	90	95	95	95	104	110	112	114	105	93	91	87	87
Tue	86	87	91	90	94	96	97	99	102	108	110	113	106	95	89	86	86
Wed	86	87	91	91	96	99	99	97	104	111	110	111	104	95	91	89	87
Thu	86	87	93	91	95	99	99	101	107	114	114	115	104	95	92	92	87
Fri	87	87	93	94	98	99	103	109	115	120	119	116	106	97	92	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	92	96	99	99	97	93	90	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	86	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Palmdale to San Dimas (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (63 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to San Dimas?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 85 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to San Dimas?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (25 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	87	87	93	94	98	99	103	109	115	120	119	116	106	97	92	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	92	96	99	99	97	93	90	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	86	85

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Tue	86	87	91	90	94	96	97	99	102	108	110	113	106	95	89	86	86
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Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	86	85

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Mon	86	87	88	88	90	95	95	95	104	110	112	114	105	93	91	87	87
Tue	86	87	91	90	94	96	97	99	102	108	110	113	106	95	89	86	86
Wed	86	87	91	91	96	99	99	97	104	111	110	111	104	95	91	89	87
Thu	86	87	93	91	95	99	99	101	107	114	114	115	104	95	92	92	87
Fri	87	87	93	94	98	99	103	109	115	120	119	116	106	97	92	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	92	96	99	99	97	93	90	87	86	86
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