Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 130 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 West, usually 118 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Yorba Linda 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	134	139	138	128	122	120	116	118	122	123	128	123	122	123	121	114	110
Tue	132	139	141	129	126	123	119	114	116	121	123	120	115	113	115	110	107
Wed	127	132	141	129	120	116	116	116	116	122	121	120	119	115	115	111	108
Thu	130	131	130	122	117	118	117	119	120	121	125	125	126	118	119	114	109
Fri	122	120	120	116	116	116	118	116	118	123	133	133	131	126	125	117	111
Sat	111	113	114	113	113	114	117	117	117	116	119	117	113	110	111	109	107
Sun	109	109	111	113	114	115	114	117	116	121	118	120	121	117	118	112	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Palmdale to Yorba Linda (via I-15 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (61 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Yorba Linda?

The 98-mile drive usually takes 107 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	139	138	128	122	120	116	118	122	123	128	123	122	123	121	114	110
Tue	132	139	141	129	126	123	119	114	116	121	123	120	115	113	115	110	107
Wed	127	132	141	129	120	116	116	116	116	122	121	120	119	115	115	111	108
Thu	130	131	130	122	117	118	117	119	120	121	125	125	126	118	119	114	109
Fri	122	120	120	116	116	116	118	116	118	123	133	133	131	126	125	117	111
Sat	111	113	114	113	113	114	117	117	117	116	119	117	113	110	111	109	107
Sun	109	109	111	113	114	115	114	117	116	121	118	120	121	117	118	112	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	139	138	128	122	120	116	118	122	123	128	123	122	123	121	114	110
Tue	132	139	141	129	126	123	119	114	116	121	123	120	115	113	115	110	107
Wed	127	132	141	129	120	116	116	116	116	122	121	120	119	115	115	111	108
Thu	130	131	130	122	117	118	117	119	120	121	125	125	126	118	119	114	109
Fri	122	120	120	116	116	116	118	116	118	123	133	133	131	126	125	117	111
Sat	111	113	114	113	113	114	117	117	117	116	119	117	113	110	111	109	107
Sun	109	109	111	113	114	115	114	117	116	121	118	120	121	117	118	112	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	139	138	128	122	120	116	118	122	123	128	123	122	123	121	114	110
Tue	132	139	141	129	126	123	119	114	116	121	123	120	115	113	115	110	107
Wed	127	132	141	129	120	116	116	116	116	122	121	120	119	115	115	111	108
Thu	130	131	130	122	117	118	117	119	120	121	125	125	126	118	119	114	109
Fri	122	120	120	116	116	116	118	116	118	123	133	133	131	126	125	117	111
Sat	111	113	114	113	113	114	117	117	117	116	119	117	113	110	111	109	107
Sun	109	109	111	113	114	115	114	117	116	121	118	120	121	117	118	112	108