Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to San Pedro

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 95 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 5% 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	86	106	107	98	90	90	94	102	110	128	127	125	117	93	88	85	82
Tue	86	110	131	120	98	93	99	142	179	196	230	196	154	116	96	86	82
Wed	93	96	111	110	92	91	101	142	193	223	215	203	163	124	103	88	81
Thu	92	113	116	107	92	96	109	133	188	194	178	167	149	133	109	89	82
Fri	85	90	94	91	89	96	129	159	171	150	133	141	135	118	105	90	81
Sat	83	84	85	86	88	90	97	104	111	112	107	103	95	90	90	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	84	85	86	90	94	94	95	93	94	91	92	91	87	81

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 81 minutes and up to 230 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (117 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 18 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 before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 230 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 81 to 230 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 230 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	86	106	107	98	90	90	94	102	110	128	127	125	117	93	88	85	82
Tue	86	110	131	120	98	93	99	142	179	196	230	196	154	116	96	86	82
Wed	93	96	111	110	92	91	101	142	193	223	215	203	163	124	103	88	81
Thu	92	113	116	107	92	96	109	133	188	194	178	167	149	133	109	89	82
Fri	85	90	94	91	89	96	129	159	171	150	133	141	135	118	105	90	81
Sat	83	84	85	86	88	90	97	104	111	112	107	103	95	90	90	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	84	85	86	90	94	94	95	93	94	91	92	91	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	107	98	90	90	94	102	110	128	127	125	117	93	88	85	82
Tue	86	110	131	120	98	93	99	142	179	196	230	196	154	116	96	86	82
Wed	93	96	111	110	92	91	101	142	193	223	215	203	163	124	103	88	81
Thu	92	113	116	107	92	96	109	133	188	194	178	167	149	133	109	89	82
Fri	85	90	94	91	89	96	129	159	171	150	133	141	135	118	105	90	81
Sat	83	84	85	86	88	90	97	104	111	112	107	103	95	90	90	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	84	85	86	90	94	94	95	93	94	91	92	91	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	107	98	90	90	94	102	110	128	127	125	117	93	88	85	82
Tue	86	110	131	120	98	93	99	142	179	196	230	196	154	116	96	86	82
Wed	93	96	111	110	92	91	101	142	193	223	215	203	163	124	103	88	81
Thu	92	113	116	107	92	96	109	133	188	194	178	167	149	133	109	89	82
Fri	85	90	94	91	89	96	129	159	171	150	133	141	135	118	105	90	81
Sat	83	84	85	86	88	90	97	104	111	112	107	103	95	90	90	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	84	85	86	90	94	94	95	93	94	91	92	91	87	81