Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Palmdale

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 82 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 Santa Paula 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	81	82	81	80	82	85	87	87	87	91	96	103	101	97	90	84	82
Tue	80	82	81	80	81	83	83	84	85	88	94	100	98	93	91	86	79
Wed	80	80	79	80	82	81	84	84	85	89	96	99	96	96	90	85	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	82	84	85	87	87	88	92	96	93	91	91	86	81
Fri	80	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	88	93	97	97	96	96	90	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	82	81	81	82	82	82	81	82	82	79
Sun	79	79	78	79	79	79	80	79	80	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Santa Paula to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (42 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Paula to Palmdale?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 79 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Santa Paula (return trip) · Santa Paula to Los Angeles · Santa Paula to Long Beach · Santa Paula to Poway · Santa Paula to Glendale · Santa Paula to Tustin · Santa Paula to Hollywood · Santa Paula to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	81	80	82	85	87	87	87	91	96	103	101	97	90	84	82
Tue	80	82	81	80	81	83	83	84	85	88	94	100	98	93	91	86	79
Wed	80	80	79	80	82	81	84	84	85	89	96	99	96	96	90	85	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	82	84	85	87	87	88	92	96	93	91	91	86	81
Fri	80	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	88	93	97	97	96	96	90	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	82	81	81	82	82	82	81	82	82	79
Sun	79	79	78	79	79	79	80	79	80	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	81	80	82	85	87	87	87	91	96	103	101	97	90	84	82
Tue	80	82	81	80	81	83	83	84	85	88	94	100	98	93	91	86	79
Wed	80	80	79	80	82	81	84	84	85	89	96	99	96	96	90	85	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	82	84	85	87	87	88	92	96	93	91	91	86	81
Fri	80	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	88	93	97	97	96	96	90	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	82	81	81	82	82	82	81	82	82	79
Sun	79	79	78	79	79	79	80	79	80	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	81	80	82	85	87	87	87	91	96	103	101	97	90	84	82
Tue	80	82	81	80	81	83	83	84	85	88	94	100	98	93	91	86	79
Wed	80	80	79	80	82	81	84	84	85	89	96	99	96	96	90	85	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	82	84	85	87	87	88	92	96	93	91	91	86	81
Fri	80	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	88	93	97	97	96	96	90	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	82	81	81	82	82	82	81	82	82	79
Sun	79	79	78	79	79	79	80	79	80	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	79