Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Palmdale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Pico Rivera to Palmdale 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	69	77	88	90	92	90	90	87	92	89	91	94	93	86	79	74	70
Tue	68	76	85	90	91	91	86	84	82	85	90	95	101	90	86	77	70
Wed	68	74	84	89	90	88	86	84	83	84	89	91	93	85	86	75	68
Thu	69	75	87	91	93	90	90	88	87	90	100	106	100	91	87	80	70
Fri	69	76	82	86	90	92	90	93	94	94	96	98	95	90	89	83	70
Sat	70	69	70	72	77	89	96	92	91	92	88	87	86	84	86	83	71
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	74	88	97	104	105	101	90	82	84	85	83	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera to central Palmdale 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 Pico Rivera to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Palmdale?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	88	90	92	90	90	87	92	89	91	94	93	86	79	74	70
Tue	68	76	85	90	91	91	86	84	82	85	90	95	101	90	86	77	70
Wed	68	74	84	89	90	88	86	84	83	84	89	91	93	85	86	75	68
Thu	69	75	87	91	93	90	90	88	87	90	100	106	100	91	87	80	70
Fri	69	76	82	86	90	92	90	93	94	94	96	98	95	90	89	83	70
Sat	70	69	70	72	77	89	96	92	91	92	88	87	86	84	86	83	71
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	74	88	97	104	105	101	90	82	84	85	83	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	88	90	92	90	90	87	92	89	91	94	93	86	79	74	70
Tue	68	76	85	90	91	91	86	84	82	85	90	95	101	90	86	77	70
Wed	68	74	84	89	90	88	86	84	83	84	89	91	93	85	86	75	68
Thu	69	75	87	91	93	90	90	88	87	90	100	106	100	91	87	80	70
Fri	69	76	82	86	90	92	90	93	94	94	96	98	95	90	89	83	70
Sat	70	69	70	72	77	89	96	92	91	92	88	87	86	84	86	83	71
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	74	88	97	104	105	101	90	82	84	85	83	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	88	90	92	90	90	87	92	89	91	94	93	86	79	74	70
Tue	68	76	85	90	91	91	86	84	82	85	90	95	101	90	86	77	70
Wed	68	74	84	89	90	88	86	84	83	84	89	91	93	85	86	75	68
Thu	69	75	87	91	93	90	90	88	87	90	100	106	100	91	87	80	70
Fri	69	76	82	86	90	92	90	93	94	94	96	98	95	90	89	83	70
Sat	70	69	70	72	77	89	96	92	91	92	88	87	86	84	86	83	71
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	74	88	97	104	105	101	90	82	84	85	83	72