Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Stanton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 113 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 111 at this time.

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 Stanton 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	101	106	109	104	106	112	112	113	119	128	134	128	121	107	103	98	97
Tue	99	111	117	109	111	114	113	122	119	132	137	135	125	112	104	98	96
Wed	99	112	116	109	110	113	114	114	120	124	121	120	116	108	104	100	98
Thu	99	110	116	111	115	118	119	120	126	136	136	134	126	110	104	104	98
Fri	99	108	116	112	113	112	114	122	129	134	133	133	124	110	105	98	97
Sat	97	99	99	103	105	106	109	112	112	112	113	113	111	106	105	99	98
Sun	97	98	98	98	101	103	109	109	111	109	110	108	108	107	106	99	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Palmdale to Stanton (via I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (68 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 Stanton 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 Stanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Stanton?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 96 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Stanton?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 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	101	106	109	104	106	112	112	113	119	128	134	128	121	107	103	98	97
Tue	99	111	117	109	111	114	113	122	119	132	137	135	125	112	104	98	96
Wed	99	112	116	109	110	113	114	114	120	124	121	120	116	108	104	100	98
Thu	99	110	116	111	115	118	119	120	126	136	136	134	126	110	104	104	98
Fri	99	108	116	112	113	112	114	122	129	134	133	133	124	110	105	98	97
Sat	97	99	99	103	105	106	109	112	112	112	113	113	111	106	105	99	98
Sun	97	98	98	98	101	103	109	109	111	109	110	108	108	107	106	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	106	109	104	106	112	112	113	119	128	134	128	121	107	103	98	97
Tue	99	111	117	109	111	114	113	122	119	132	137	135	125	112	104	98	96
Wed	99	112	116	109	110	113	114	114	120	124	121	120	116	108	104	100	98
Thu	99	110	116	111	115	118	119	120	126	136	136	134	126	110	104	104	98
Fri	99	108	116	112	113	112	114	122	129	134	133	133	124	110	105	98	97
Sat	97	99	99	103	105	106	109	112	112	112	113	113	111	106	105	99	98
Sun	97	98	98	98	101	103	109	109	111	109	110	108	108	107	106	99	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	106	109	104	106	112	112	113	119	128	134	128	121	107	103	98	97
Tue	99	111	117	109	111	114	113	122	119	132	137	135	125	112	104	98	96
Wed	99	112	116	109	110	113	114	114	120	124	121	120	116	108	104	100	98
Thu	99	110	116	111	115	118	119	120	126	136	136	134	126	110	104	104	98
Fri	99	108	116	112	113	112	114	122	129	134	133	133	124	110	105	98	97
Sat	97	99	99	103	105	106	109	112	112	112	113	113	111	106	105	99	98
Sun	97	98	98	98	101	103	109	109	111	109	110	108	108	107	106	99	97