Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Palmdale

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-215 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Riverside 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	92	94	95	100	99	100	106	107	106	104	104	104	104	106	102	94	90
Tue	89	90	93	99	116	119	96	95	96	97	98	100	99	96	93	92	90
Wed	90	91	94	102	98	95	94	94	96	97	100	100	102	99	93	92	90
Thu	90	91	93	101	98	96	95	97	99	99	102	103	113	103	101	94	90
Fri	89	90	92	96	94	93	95	96	99	108	116	119	124	118	111	104	95
Sat	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	94	91	95	102	100	93	92	91	91	90
Sun	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	93	98	97	101	91	92	92	93	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Riverside to Palmdale (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (63 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 89 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Palmdale?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	94	95	100	99	100	106	107	106	104	104	104	104	106	102	94	90
Tue	89	90	93	99	116	119	96	95	96	97	98	100	99	96	93	92	90
Wed	90	91	94	102	98	95	94	94	96	97	100	100	102	99	93	92	90
Thu	90	91	93	101	98	96	95	97	99	99	102	103	113	103	101	94	90
Fri	89	90	92	96	94	93	95	96	99	108	116	119	124	118	111	104	95
Sat	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	94	91	95	102	100	93	92	91	91	90
Sun	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	93	98	97	101	91	92	92	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	94	95	100	99	100	106	107	106	104	104	104	104	106	102	94	90
Tue	89	90	93	99	116	119	96	95	96	97	98	100	99	96	93	92	90
Wed	90	91	94	102	98	95	94	94	96	97	100	100	102	99	93	92	90
Thu	90	91	93	101	98	96	95	97	99	99	102	103	113	103	101	94	90
Fri	89	90	92	96	94	93	95	96	99	108	116	119	124	118	111	104	95
Sat	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	94	91	95	102	100	93	92	91	91	90
Sun	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	93	98	97	101	91	92	92	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	94	95	100	99	100	106	107	106	104	104	104	104	106	102	94	90
Tue	89	90	93	99	116	119	96	95	96	97	98	100	99	96	93	92	90
Wed	90	91	94	102	98	95	94	94	96	97	100	100	102	99	93	92	90
Thu	90	91	93	101	98	96	95	97	99	99	102	103	113	103	101	94	90
Fri	89	90	92	96	94	93	95	96	99	108	116	119	124	118	111	104	95
Sat	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	94	91	95	102	100	93	92	91	91	90
Sun	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	93	98	97	101	91	92	92	93	90