Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Palmdale

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 105 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 10% 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 San Pedro 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	76	87	111	109	107	103	98	94	98	100	115	114	114	100	85	80	78
Tue	75	98	167	159	133	121	111	96	97	102	116	124	125	109	90	82	77
Wed	76	99	173	167	137	120	106	99	100	103	118	123	123	113	91	82	76
Thu	77	101	161	152	126	122	110	102	99	104	121	129	121	109	91	82	76
Fri	76	101	152	131	111	106	116	112	109	114	119	117	107	99	89	83	77
Sat	78	77	78	80	84	98	108	103	110	109	102	99	95	87	91	84	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	78	84	99	111	127	128	113	96	91	89	86	84	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from San Pedro to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 177 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (132 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 177 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Palmdale?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 177 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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More drives

Palmdale to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	87	111	109	107	103	98	94	98	100	115	114	114	100	85	80	78
Tue	75	98	167	159	133	121	111	96	97	102	116	124	125	109	90	82	77
Wed	76	99	173	167	137	120	106	99	100	103	118	123	123	113	91	82	76
Thu	77	101	161	152	126	122	110	102	99	104	121	129	121	109	91	82	76
Fri	76	101	152	131	111	106	116	112	109	114	119	117	107	99	89	83	77
Sat	78	77	78	80	84	98	108	103	110	109	102	99	95	87	91	84	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	78	84	99	111	127	128	113	96	91	89	86	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	87	111	109	107	103	98	94	98	100	115	114	114	100	85	80	78
Tue	75	98	167	159	133	121	111	96	97	102	116	124	125	109	90	82	77
Wed	76	99	173	167	137	120	106	99	100	103	118	123	123	113	91	82	76
Thu	77	101	161	152	126	122	110	102	99	104	121	129	121	109	91	82	76
Fri	76	101	152	131	111	106	116	112	109	114	119	117	107	99	89	83	77
Sat	78	77	78	80	84	98	108	103	110	109	102	99	95	87	91	84	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	78	84	99	111	127	128	113	96	91	89	86	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	87	111	109	107	103	98	94	98	100	115	114	114	100	85	80	78
Tue	75	98	167	159	133	121	111	96	97	102	116	124	125	109	90	82	77
Wed	76	99	173	167	137	120	106	99	100	103	118	123	123	113	91	82	76
Thu	77	101	161	152	126	122	110	102	99	104	121	129	121	109	91	82	76
Fri	76	101	152	131	111	106	116	112	109	114	119	117	107	99	89	83	77
Sat	78	77	78	80	84	98	108	103	110	109	102	99	95	87	91	84	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	78	84	99	111	127	128	113	96	91	89	86	84	77