Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Seal Beach

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 98 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and SR-2 West.

Only 4% 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 Seal Beach 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	102	109	112	105	108	116	116	118	124	142	152	145	136	113	104	101	98
Tue	100	117	124	109	113	118	114	125	126	152	160	155	142	124	108	100	98
Wed	100	115	118	111	112	115	116	117	126	130	133	129	124	117	109	101	99
Thu	101	113	121	111	116	121	124	125	138	154	159	155	141	118	109	105	100
Fri	99	111	119	115	114	116	119	130	143	151	150	150	137	117	110	101	98
Sat	98	100	100	104	107	107	112	116	117	119	118	120	117	112	108	100	100
Sun	98	99	98	98	103	106	112	114	117	114	114	113	113	111	110	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Palmdale to Seal Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (64 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Seal Beach?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 97 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	109	112	105	108	116	116	118	124	142	152	145	136	113	104	101	98
Tue	100	117	124	109	113	118	114	125	126	152	160	155	142	124	108	100	98
Wed	100	115	118	111	112	115	116	117	126	130	133	129	124	117	109	101	99
Thu	101	113	121	111	116	121	124	125	138	154	159	155	141	118	109	105	100
Fri	99	111	119	115	114	116	119	130	143	151	150	150	137	117	110	101	98
Sat	98	100	100	104	107	107	112	116	117	119	118	120	117	112	108	100	100
Sun	98	99	98	98	103	106	112	114	117	114	114	113	113	111	110	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	109	112	105	108	116	116	118	124	142	152	145	136	113	104	101	98
Tue	100	117	124	109	113	118	114	125	126	152	160	155	142	124	108	100	98
Wed	100	115	118	111	112	115	116	117	126	130	133	129	124	117	109	101	99
Thu	101	113	121	111	116	121	124	125	138	154	159	155	141	118	109	105	100
Fri	99	111	119	115	114	116	119	130	143	151	150	150	137	117	110	101	98
Sat	98	100	100	104	107	107	112	116	117	119	118	120	117	112	108	100	100
Sun	98	99	98	98	103	106	112	114	117	114	114	113	113	111	110	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	109	112	105	108	116	116	118	124	142	152	145	136	113	104	101	98
Tue	100	117	124	109	113	118	114	125	126	152	160	155	142	124	108	100	98
Wed	100	115	118	111	112	115	116	117	126	130	133	129	124	117	109	101	99
Thu	101	113	121	111	116	121	124	125	138	154	159	155	141	118	109	105	100
Fri	99	111	119	115	114	116	119	130	143	151	150	150	137	117	110	101	98
Sat	98	100	100	104	107	107	112	116	117	119	118	120	117	112	108	100	100
Sun	98	99	98	98	103	106	112	114	117	114	114	113	113	111	110	101	98