Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Palmdale

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 16% 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 South Gate 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	69	75	90	94	93	91	89	86	89	89	93	96	97	90	83	75	73
Tue	69	78	90	97	95	93	86	84	82	86	91	98	102	91	87	78	71
Wed	69	77	88	93	93	91	86	85	85	88	91	95	95	87	85	77	70
Thu	70	75	91	96	97	92	90	89	88	91	100	105	100	91	87	82	71
Fri	70	76	85	90	90	91	89	94	93	93	96	97	94	90	89	84	71
Sat	70	70	70	73	75	86	90	88	88	90	87	88	86	85	86	83	71
Sun	70	69	69	69	70	74	87	96	102	104	100	90	86	88	87	82	73

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 105 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (104 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 16 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 105 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 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	90	94	93	91	89	86	89	89	93	96	97	90	83	75	73
Tue	69	78	90	97	95	93	86	84	82	86	91	98	102	91	87	78	71
Wed	69	77	88	93	93	91	86	85	85	88	91	95	95	87	85	77	70
Thu	70	75	91	96	97	92	90	89	88	91	100	105	100	91	87	82	71
Fri	70	76	85	90	90	91	89	94	93	93	96	97	94	90	89	84	71
Sat	70	70	70	73	75	86	90	88	88	90	87	88	86	85	86	83	71
Sun	70	69	69	69	70	74	87	96	102	104	100	90	86	88	87	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	90	94	93	91	89	86	89	89	93	96	97	90	83	75	73
Tue	69	78	90	97	95	93	86	84	82	86	91	98	102	91	87	78	71
Wed	69	77	88	93	93	91	86	85	85	88	91	95	95	87	85	77	70
Thu	70	75	91	96	97	92	90	89	88	91	100	105	100	91	87	82	71
Fri	70	76	85	90	90	91	89	94	93	93	96	97	94	90	89	84	71
Sat	70	70	70	73	75	86	90	88	88	90	87	88	86	85	86	83	71
Sun	70	69	69	69	70	74	87	96	102	104	100	90	86	88	87	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	90	94	93	91	89	86	89	89	93	96	97	90	83	75	73
Tue	69	78	90	97	95	93	86	84	82	86	91	98	102	91	87	78	71
Wed	69	77	88	93	93	91	86	85	85	88	91	95	95	87	85	77	70
Thu	70	75	91	96	97	92	90	89	88	91	100	105	100	91	87	82	71
Fri	70	76	85	90	90	91	89	94	93	93	96	97	94	90	89	84	71
Sat	70	70	70	73	75	86	90	88	88	90	87	88	86	85	86	83	71
Sun	70	69	69	69	70	74	87	96	102	104	100	90	86	88	87	82	73