Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 108 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	86	108	135	130	130	124	116	117	120	124	140	143	132	111	95	91	89
Tue	85	123	181	167	142	133	123	109	110	116	133	142	137	120	100	92	87
Wed	85	116	184	172	144	131	117	110	113	122	135	142	136	123	99	90	85
Thu	86	119	174	159	135	133	120	115	111	119	138	147	134	119	99	91	86
Fri	86	118	165	142	130	121	136	129	126	132	135	134	123	113	100	93	87
Sat	88	87	88	91	98	118	128	119	130	128	117	114	110	99	105	95	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	89	95	111	128	147	144	128	105	98	94	94	94	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (149 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 85 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	108	135	130	130	124	116	117	120	124	140	143	132	111	95	91	89
Tue	85	123	181	167	142	133	123	109	110	116	133	142	137	120	100	92	87
Wed	85	116	184	172	144	131	117	110	113	122	135	142	136	123	99	90	85
Thu	86	119	174	159	135	133	120	115	111	119	138	147	134	119	99	91	86
Fri	86	118	165	142	130	121	136	129	126	132	135	134	123	113	100	93	87
Sat	88	87	88	91	98	118	128	119	130	128	117	114	110	99	105	95	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	89	95	111	128	147	144	128	105	98	94	94	94	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	108	135	130	130	124	116	117	120	124	140	143	132	111	95	91	89
Tue	85	123	181	167	142	133	123	109	110	116	133	142	137	120	100	92	87
Wed	85	116	184	172	144	131	117	110	113	122	135	142	136	123	99	90	85
Thu	86	119	174	159	135	133	120	115	111	119	138	147	134	119	99	91	86
Fri	86	118	165	142	130	121	136	129	126	132	135	134	123	113	100	93	87
Sat	88	87	88	91	98	118	128	119	130	128	117	114	110	99	105	95	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	89	95	111	128	147	144	128	105	98	94	94	94	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	108	135	130	130	124	116	117	120	124	140	143	132	111	95	91	89
Tue	85	123	181	167	142	133	123	109	110	116	133	142	137	120	100	92	87
Wed	85	116	184	172	144	131	117	110	113	122	135	142	136	123	99	90	85
Thu	86	119	174	159	135	133	120	115	111	119	138	147	134	119	99	91	86
Fri	86	118	165	142	130	121	136	129	126	132	135	134	123	113	100	93	87
Sat	88	87	88	91	98	118	128	119	130	128	117	114	110	99	105	95	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	89	95	111	128	147	144	128	105	98	94	94	94	87