Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to San Pedro

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 86 at this time.

None 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 Pedro 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	132	123	102	90	89	89	93	88	92	87	85	84	85	84	83	82
Tue	109	160	141	113	92	87	86	86	86	87	86	87	88	87	89	87	84
Wed	99	99	103	104	89	86	86	86	88	88	88	86	86	89	88	87	82
Thu	115	162	132	96	86	86	84	88	87	86	85	84	84	84	86	88	85
Fri	87	94	90	88	87	91	87	86	85	87	87	86	87	86	87	90	82
Sat	86	89	87	87	87	87	90	94	89	87	89	88	87	85	85	84	82
Sun	83	84	84	83	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	87	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Palmdale to San Pedro (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 171 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (14 to 20 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 Pedro 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 Pedro?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 82 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (38 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-110 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	92	132	123	102	90	89	89	93	88	92	87	85	84	85	84	83	82
Tue	109	160	141	113	92	87	86	86	86	87	86	87	88	87	89	87	84
Wed	99	99	103	104	89	86	86	86	88	88	88	86	86	89	88	87	82
Thu	115	162	132	96	86	86	84	88	87	86	85	84	84	84	86	88	85
Fri	87	94	90	88	87	91	87	86	85	87	87	86	87	86	87	90	82
Sat	86	89	87	87	87	87	90	94	89	87	89	88	87	85	85	84	82
Sun	83	84	84	83	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	87	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	132	123	102	90	89	89	93	88	92	87	85	84	85	84	83	82
Tue	109	160	141	113	92	87	86	86	86	87	86	87	88	87	89	87	84
Wed	99	99	103	104	89	86	86	86	88	88	88	86	86	89	88	87	82
Thu	115	162	132	96	86	86	84	88	87	86	85	84	84	84	86	88	85
Fri	87	94	90	88	87	91	87	86	85	87	87	86	87	86	87	90	82
Sat	86	89	87	87	87	87	90	94	89	87	89	88	87	85	85	84	82
Sun	83	84	84	83	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	87	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	132	123	102	90	89	89	93	88	92	87	85	84	85	84	83	82
Tue	109	160	141	113	92	87	86	86	86	87	86	87	88	87	89	87	84
Wed	99	99	103	104	89	86	86	86	88	88	88	86	86	89	88	87	82
Thu	115	162	132	96	86	86	84	88	87	86	85	84	84	84	86	88	85
Fri	87	94	90	88	87	91	87	86	85	87	87	86	87	86	87	90	82
Sat	86	89	87	87	87	87	90	94	89	87	89	88	87	85	85	84	82
Sun	83	84	84	83	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	87	84