Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Santa Paula

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via SR-14 South and I-5 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Santa Paula 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	108	133	117	102	94	95	96	96	92	95	92	90	88	88	90	89	86
Tue	118	135	124	116	100	97	93	93	93	93	93	91	91	90	90	91	87
Wed	121	130	110	105	94	92	91	92	93	92	93	90	92	92	92	91	86
Thu	124	135	108	96	95	96	91	93	93	92	90	89	88	89	88	90	86
Fri	97	108	94	95	94	92	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	88	91	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	88	87	88	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87
Sun	86	86	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	91	93	93	92	91	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Palmdale to Santa Paula (via SR-14 South and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (49 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Santa Paula?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 86 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

Santa Paula to Palmdale (return trip) · Palmdale to Los Angeles · Palmdale to Long Beach · Palmdale to Anaheim · Palmdale to Riverside · Palmdale to Santa Ana · Palmdale to Irvine · Palmdale to Oxnard · Palmdale to Moreno Valley · Palmdale to Huntington Beach · Palmdale to Glendale · Palmdale to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	133	117	102	94	95	96	96	92	95	92	90	88	88	90	89	86
Tue	118	135	124	116	100	97	93	93	93	93	93	91	91	90	90	91	87
Wed	121	130	110	105	94	92	91	92	93	92	93	90	92	92	92	91	86
Thu	124	135	108	96	95	96	91	93	93	92	90	89	88	89	88	90	86
Fri	97	108	94	95	94	92	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	88	91	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	88	87	88	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87
Sun	86	86	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	91	93	93	92	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	133	117	102	94	95	96	96	92	95	92	90	88	88	90	89	86
Tue	118	135	124	116	100	97	93	93	93	93	93	91	91	90	90	91	87
Wed	121	130	110	105	94	92	91	92	93	92	93	90	92	92	92	91	86
Thu	124	135	108	96	95	96	91	93	93	92	90	89	88	89	88	90	86
Fri	97	108	94	95	94	92	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	88	91	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	88	87	88	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87
Sun	86	86	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	91	93	93	92	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	133	117	102	94	95	96	96	92	95	92	90	88	88	90	89	86
Tue	118	135	124	116	100	97	93	93	93	93	93	91	91	90	90	91	87
Wed	121	130	110	105	94	92	91	92	93	92	93	90	92	92	92	91	86
Thu	124	135	108	96	95	96	91	93	93	92	90	89	88	89	88	90	86
Fri	97	108	94	95	94	92	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	88	91	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	88	87	88	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87
Sun	86	86	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	91	93	93	92	91	86