Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Palmdale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 20% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from South Gate to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Palmdale?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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