Best Time to Drive from Rosamond to Los Angeles

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 12% 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	86	102	96	89	84	83	83	82	82	82	84	83	80	80	80	78	77
Tue	125	119	103	94	85	84	83	83	83	84	86	87	83	83	83	81	79
Wed	111	83	80	84	82	83	82	80	80	82	85	84	81	80	80	78	78
Thu	125	113	103	84	82	82	81	83	82	85	89	85	82	80	79	79	78
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	84	83	81	82	91	85	89	83	82	80	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	87	85	87	81	80	81	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	82	83	82	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 131 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (87 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 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 131 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 131 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 131 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	86	102	96	89	84	83	83	82	82	82	84	83	80	80	80	78	77
Tue	125	119	103	94	85	84	83	83	83	84	86	87	83	83	83	81	79
Wed	111	83	80	84	82	83	82	80	80	82	85	84	81	80	80	78	78
Thu	125	113	103	84	82	82	81	83	82	85	89	85	82	80	79	79	78
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	84	83	81	82	91	85	89	83	82	80	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	87	85	87	81	80	81	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	82	83	82	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	102	96	89	84	83	83	82	82	82	84	83	80	80	80	78	77
Tue	125	119	103	94	85	84	83	83	83	84	86	87	83	83	83	81	79
Wed	111	83	80	84	82	83	82	80	80	82	85	84	81	80	80	78	78
Thu	125	113	103	84	82	82	81	83	82	85	89	85	82	80	79	79	78
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	84	83	81	82	91	85	89	83	82	80	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	87	85	87	81	80	81	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	82	83	82	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	102	96	89	84	83	83	82	82	82	84	83	80	80	80	78	77
Tue	125	119	103	94	85	84	83	83	83	84	86	87	83	83	83	81	79
Wed	111	83	80	84	82	83	82	80	80	82	85	84	81	80	80	78	78
Thu	125	113	103	84	82	82	81	83	82	85	89	85	82	80	79	79	78
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	84	83	81	82	91	85	89	83	82	80	79	77
Sat	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	87	85	87	81	80	81	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	82	83	82	84	82	78