Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Westminster

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 109 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 Westminster 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	104	111	113	107	110	116	117	120	124	141	150	142	133	111	103	99	98
Tue	103	120	124	112	115	119	119	119	127	150	158	150	139	118	107	98	99
Wed	102	123	123	113	117	118	120	121	134	138	139	138	133	118	109	100	98
Thu	102	118	122	113	119	121	124	125	142	154	158	155	143	114	109	103	99
Fri	101	118	126	122	118	122	120	131	147	152	150	149	137	115	111	100	100
Sat	98	100	101	109	111	113	115	119	125	126	125	120	116	109	110	100	99
Sun	98	99	98	99	103	105	112	112	116	115	113	110	110	108	109	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Palmdale to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (128 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (62 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 98 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Westminster?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 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	104	111	113	107	110	116	117	120	124	141	150	142	133	111	103	99	98
Tue	103	120	124	112	115	119	119	119	127	150	158	150	139	118	107	98	99
Wed	102	123	123	113	117	118	120	121	134	138	139	138	133	118	109	100	98
Thu	102	118	122	113	119	121	124	125	142	154	158	155	143	114	109	103	99
Fri	101	118	126	122	118	122	120	131	147	152	150	149	137	115	111	100	100
Sat	98	100	101	109	111	113	115	119	125	126	125	120	116	109	110	100	99
Sun	98	99	98	99	103	105	112	112	116	115	113	110	110	108	109	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	111	113	107	110	116	117	120	124	141	150	142	133	111	103	99	98
Tue	103	120	124	112	115	119	119	119	127	150	158	150	139	118	107	98	99
Wed	102	123	123	113	117	118	120	121	134	138	139	138	133	118	109	100	98
Thu	102	118	122	113	119	121	124	125	142	154	158	155	143	114	109	103	99
Fri	101	118	126	122	118	122	120	131	147	152	150	149	137	115	111	100	100
Sat	98	100	101	109	111	113	115	119	125	126	125	120	116	109	110	100	99
Sun	98	99	98	99	103	105	112	112	116	115	113	110	110	108	109	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	111	113	107	110	116	117	120	124	141	150	142	133	111	103	99	98
Tue	103	120	124	112	115	119	119	119	127	150	158	150	139	118	107	98	99
Wed	102	123	123	113	117	118	120	121	134	138	139	138	133	118	109	100	98
Thu	102	118	122	113	119	121	124	125	142	154	158	155	143	114	109	103	99
Fri	101	118	126	122	118	122	120	131	147	152	150	149	137	115	111	100	100
Sat	98	100	101	109	111	113	115	119	125	126	125	120	116	109	110	100	99
Sun	98	99	98	99	103	105	112	112	116	115	113	110	110	108	109	101	98