Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Palmdale

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Pomona to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 242 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (65 to 181 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona 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 Pomona to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 242 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 90 to 242 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 242 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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