Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 125 at this time.

Only 3% 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	77	78	77	79	80	83	88	86	98	124	167	182	162	125	94	83	78
Tue	76	78	79	79	80	80	82	84	89	111	168	189	163	130	102	84	78
Wed	76	76	77	79	80	79	81	84	90	108	155	178	166	140	108	84	78
Thu	79	78	81	84	85	84	88	91	101	118	162	178	163	132	103	86	79
Fri	77	78	78	82	84	90	88	93	101	119	153	172	158	125	98	85	78
Sat	78	77	77	78	79	86	90	89	86	88	86	88	84	81	81	81	77
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	81	88	96	100	100	98	83	80	80	80	80	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 76 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (100 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 14 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 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 76 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 189 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	77	78	77	79	80	83	88	86	98	124	167	182	162	125	94	83	78
Tue	76	78	79	79	80	80	82	84	89	111	168	189	163	130	102	84	78
Wed	76	76	77	79	80	79	81	84	90	108	155	178	166	140	108	84	78
Thu	79	78	81	84	85	84	88	91	101	118	162	178	163	132	103	86	79
Fri	77	78	78	82	84	90	88	93	101	119	153	172	158	125	98	85	78
Sat	78	77	77	78	79	86	90	89	86	88	86	88	84	81	81	81	77
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	81	88	96	100	100	98	83	80	80	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	77	79	80	83	88	86	98	124	167	182	162	125	94	83	78
Tue	76	78	79	79	80	80	82	84	89	111	168	189	163	130	102	84	78
Wed	76	76	77	79	80	79	81	84	90	108	155	178	166	140	108	84	78
Thu	79	78	81	84	85	84	88	91	101	118	162	178	163	132	103	86	79
Fri	77	78	78	82	84	90	88	93	101	119	153	172	158	125	98	85	78
Sat	78	77	77	78	79	86	90	89	86	88	86	88	84	81	81	81	77
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	81	88	96	100	100	98	83	80	80	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	77	79	80	83	88	86	98	124	167	182	162	125	94	83	78
Tue	76	78	79	79	80	80	82	84	89	111	168	189	163	130	102	84	78
Wed	76	76	77	79	80	79	81	84	90	108	155	178	166	140	108	84	78
Thu	79	78	81	84	85	84	88	91	101	118	162	178	163	132	103	86	79
Fri	77	78	78	82	84	90	88	93	101	119	153	172	158	125	98	85	78
Sat	78	77	77	78	79	86	90	89	86	88	86	88	84	81	81	81	77
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	81	88	96	100	100	98	83	80	80	80	80	77