Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Palmdale

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 North, usually 94 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 Rowland Heights 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	90	95	110	117	114	107	107	108	105	104	113	112	111	110	102	95	94
Tue	90	99	118	124	121	116	110	107	106	106	113	115	113	110	103	96	91
Wed	90	98	117	121	120	113	109	107	107	105	113	116	112	110	104	94	92
Thu	90	99	119	127	121	113	111	109	109	109	117	116	113	109	105	99	92
Fri	90	98	107	115	113	110	110	111	118	118	123	119	115	111	103	96	93
Sat	91	92	93	94	93	96	103	104	104	105	105	105	102	99	98	94	93
Sun	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	98	101	100	101	98	96	95	94	94	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (62 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Palmdale?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 90 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	95	110	117	114	107	107	108	105	104	113	112	111	110	102	95	94
Tue	90	99	118	124	121	116	110	107	106	106	113	115	113	110	103	96	91
Wed	90	98	117	121	120	113	109	107	107	105	113	116	112	110	104	94	92
Thu	90	99	119	127	121	113	111	109	109	109	117	116	113	109	105	99	92
Fri	90	98	107	115	113	110	110	111	118	118	123	119	115	111	103	96	93
Sat	91	92	93	94	93	96	103	104	104	105	105	105	102	99	98	94	93
Sun	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	98	101	100	101	98	96	95	94	94	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	95	110	117	114	107	107	108	105	104	113	112	111	110	102	95	94
Tue	90	99	118	124	121	116	110	107	106	106	113	115	113	110	103	96	91
Wed	90	98	117	121	120	113	109	107	107	105	113	116	112	110	104	94	92
Thu	90	99	119	127	121	113	111	109	109	109	117	116	113	109	105	99	92
Fri	90	98	107	115	113	110	110	111	118	118	123	119	115	111	103	96	93
Sat	91	92	93	94	93	96	103	104	104	105	105	105	102	99	98	94	93
Sun	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	98	101	100	101	98	96	95	94	94	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	95	110	117	114	107	107	108	105	104	113	112	111	110	102	95	94
Tue	90	99	118	124	121	116	110	107	106	106	113	115	113	110	103	96	91
Wed	90	98	117	121	120	113	109	107	107	105	113	116	112	110	104	94	92
Thu	90	99	119	127	121	113	111	109	109	109	117	116	113	109	105	99	92
Fri	90	98	107	115	113	110	110	111	118	118	123	119	115	111	103	96	93
Sat	91	92	93	94	93	96	103	104	104	105	105	105	102	99	98	94	93
Sun	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	98	101	100	101	98	96	95	94	94	92