Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 101 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 113 at this time.

Only 9% 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	85	99	123	120	118	115	108	106	111	114	130	129	126	110	94	90	88
Tue	85	117	181	169	144	132	122	107	109	115	131	139	137	121	101	92	87
Wed	85	115	188	176	147	132	118	111	113	119	134	141	136	124	99	91	85
Thu	86	117	177	162	137	134	121	116	111	121	139	146	137	121	101	91	86
Fri	85	116	165	140	127	119	131	125	123	130	133	131	119	110	99	93	86
Sat	87	86	88	90	95	111	122	116	124	122	114	111	106	98	102	94	86
Sun	86	85	87	86	89	95	112	127	146	140	126	106	103	99	96	94	86

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 188 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 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (148 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 30 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 188 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 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 188 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	85	99	123	120	118	115	108	106	111	114	130	129	126	110	94	90	88
Tue	85	117	181	169	144	132	122	107	109	115	131	139	137	121	101	92	87
Wed	85	115	188	176	147	132	118	111	113	119	134	141	136	124	99	91	85
Thu	86	117	177	162	137	134	121	116	111	121	139	146	137	121	101	91	86
Fri	85	116	165	140	127	119	131	125	123	130	133	131	119	110	99	93	86
Sat	87	86	88	90	95	111	122	116	124	122	114	111	106	98	102	94	86
Sun	86	85	87	86	89	95	112	127	146	140	126	106	103	99	96	94	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	99	123	120	118	115	108	106	111	114	130	129	126	110	94	90	88
Tue	85	117	181	169	144	132	122	107	109	115	131	139	137	121	101	92	87
Wed	85	115	188	176	147	132	118	111	113	119	134	141	136	124	99	91	85
Thu	86	117	177	162	137	134	121	116	111	121	139	146	137	121	101	91	86
Fri	85	116	165	140	127	119	131	125	123	130	133	131	119	110	99	93	86
Sat	87	86	88	90	95	111	122	116	124	122	114	111	106	98	102	94	86
Sun	86	85	87	86	89	95	112	127	146	140	126	106	103	99	96	94	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	99	123	120	118	115	108	106	111	114	130	129	126	110	94	90	88
Tue	85	117	181	169	144	132	122	107	109	115	131	139	137	121	101	92	87
Wed	85	115	188	176	147	132	118	111	113	119	134	141	136	124	99	91	85
Thu	86	117	177	162	137	134	121	116	111	121	139	146	137	121	101	91	86
Fri	85	116	165	140	127	119	131	125	123	130	133	131	119	110	99	93	86
Sat	87	86	88	90	95	111	122	116	124	122	114	111	106	98	102	94	86
Sun	86	85	87	86	89	95	112	127	146	140	126	106	103	99	96	94	86