Best Time to Drive from Rosamond to Los Angeles

Right now (6:47 am PST): about 77 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Rosamond to Los Angeles 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	87	103	96	88	84	84	85	83	83	82	84	83	80	81	80	78	78
Tue	101	106	105	98	87	87	84	83	84	84	86	86	83	84	82	80	78
Wed	112	93	89	88	84	83	83	81	82	84	86	85	83	82	82	78	77
Thu	114	107	98	85	85	87	82	82	82	85	89	86	83	81	81	79	78
Fri	84	87	83	84	83	84	83	82	82	89	85	90	84	82	81	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	83	86	81	81	81	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Rosamond to Los Angeles (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rosamond to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Rosamond to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rosamond to Los Angeles?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 77 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rosamond to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Los Angeles to Rosamond (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	103	96	88	84	84	85	83	83	82	84	83	80	81	80	78	78
Tue	101	106	105	98	87	87	84	83	84	84	86	86	83	84	82	80	78
Wed	112	93	89	88	84	83	83	81	82	84	86	85	83	82	82	78	77
Thu	114	107	98	85	85	87	82	82	82	85	89	86	83	81	81	79	78
Fri	84	87	83	84	83	84	83	82	82	89	85	90	84	82	81	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	83	86	81	81	81	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	103	96	88	84	84	85	83	83	82	84	83	80	81	80	78	78
Tue	101	106	105	98	87	87	84	83	84	84	86	86	83	84	82	80	78
Wed	112	93	89	88	84	83	83	81	82	84	86	85	83	82	82	78	77
Thu	114	107	98	85	85	87	82	82	82	85	89	86	83	81	81	79	78
Fri	84	87	83	84	83	84	83	82	82	89	85	90	84	82	81	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	83	86	81	81	81	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	103	96	88	84	84	85	83	83	82	84	83	80	81	80	78	78
Tue	101	106	105	98	87	87	84	83	84	84	86	86	83	84	82	80	78
Wed	112	93	89	88	84	83	83	81	82	84	86	85	83	82	82	78	77
Thu	114	107	98	85	85	87	82	82	82	85	89	86	83	81	81	79	78
Fri	84	87	83	84	83	84	83	82	82	89	85	90	84	82	81	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	83	86	81	81	81	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	82	78