Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Palmdale

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via SR-14 North and SR-118 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Simi Valley 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	56	56	57	55	59	61	61	63	63	65	63	68	66	68	64	59	59
Tue	56	57	57	56	57	59	59	59	60	60	61	65	61	61	61	60	60
Wed	57	55	56	56	57	58	60	59	61	61	63	62	62	61	61	59	57
Thu	58	56	56	55	57	58	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	61	67	63	59
Fri	56	57	56	57	57	58	57	58	60	61	63	64	66	68	70	67	57
Sat	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	59	56	59	57	57	57	57	57	59	55
Sun	56	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Simi Valley to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley 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 Simi Valley to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Palmdale?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	55	59	61	61	63	63	65	63	68	66	68	64	59	59
Tue	56	57	57	56	57	59	59	59	60	60	61	65	61	61	61	60	60
Wed	57	55	56	56	57	58	60	59	61	61	63	62	62	61	61	59	57
Thu	58	56	56	55	57	58	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	61	67	63	59
Fri	56	57	56	57	57	58	57	58	60	61	63	64	66	68	70	67	57
Sat	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	59	56	59	57	57	57	57	57	59	55
Sun	56	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	55	59	61	61	63	63	65	63	68	66	68	64	59	59
Tue	56	57	57	56	57	59	59	59	60	60	61	65	61	61	61	60	60
Wed	57	55	56	56	57	58	60	59	61	61	63	62	62	61	61	59	57
Thu	58	56	56	55	57	58	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	61	67	63	59
Fri	56	57	56	57	57	58	57	58	60	61	63	64	66	68	70	67	57
Sat	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	59	56	59	57	57	57	57	57	59	55
Sun	56	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	55	59	61	61	63	63	65	63	68	66	68	64	59	59
Tue	56	57	57	56	57	59	59	59	60	60	61	65	61	61	61	60	60
Wed	57	55	56	56	57	58	60	59	61	61	63	62	62	61	61	59	57
Thu	58	56	56	55	57	58	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	61	67	63	59
Fri	56	57	56	57	57	58	57	58	60	61	63	64	66	68	70	67	57
Sat	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	59	56	59	57	57	57	57	57	59	55
Sun	56	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	56