Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Valencia

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-14 South and I-5 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Valencia 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	54	70	68	61	57	55	57	59	55	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52
Tue	56	69	69	70	57	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	52
Wed	70	57	56	60	55	53	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	55	51
Thu	68	75	70	58	53	54	53	57	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	54	51
Fri	54	58	55	55	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	54	52	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	52	54	55	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	52
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Palmdale to Valencia (via SR-14 South and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 85 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 51 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Valencia?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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More drives

Valencia 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	54	70	68	61	57	55	57	59	55	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52
Tue	56	69	69	70	57	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	52
Wed	70	57	56	60	55	53	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	55	51
Thu	68	75	70	58	53	54	53	57	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	54	51
Fri	54	58	55	55	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	54	52	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	52	54	55	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	52
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	68	61	57	55	57	59	55	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52
Tue	56	69	69	70	57	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	52
Wed	70	57	56	60	55	53	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	55	51
Thu	68	75	70	58	53	54	53	57	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	54	51
Fri	54	58	55	55	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	54	52	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	52	54	55	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	52
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	68	61	57	55	57	59	55	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52
Tue	56	69	69	70	57	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	52
Wed	70	57	56	60	55	53	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	55	51
Thu	68	75	70	58	53	54	53	57	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	54	51
Fri	54	58	55	55	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	54	52	55	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	52	54	55	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	52
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54	54	54	51