Best Time to Drive from Stanton to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 96 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 98 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Stanton 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	80	90	99	107	105	101	101	99	103	102	107	110	107	100	92	85	83
Tue	80	91	100	109	104	102	96	96	94	99	105	113	115	103	97	87	81
Wed	79	89	97	103	103	98	96	96	96	98	107	109	111	102	96	87	80
Thu	80	89	101	106	107	102	101	101	101	103	116	123	117	105	97	90	81
Fri	80	88	94	97	99	101	101	102	105	108	112	113	111	109	102	92	81
Sat	81	81	82	84	87	98	103	99	101	100	99	99	98	96	97	92	82
Sun	80	80	79	80	81	87	100	109	114	117	109	101	97	99	98	92	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Stanton to Palmdale (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 123 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 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (13 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stanton 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 Stanton to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stanton to Palmdale?

The 86-mile drive usually takes 79 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stanton to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	90	99	107	105	101	101	99	103	102	107	110	107	100	92	85	83
Tue	80	91	100	109	104	102	96	96	94	99	105	113	115	103	97	87	81
Wed	79	89	97	103	103	98	96	96	96	98	107	109	111	102	96	87	80
Thu	80	89	101	106	107	102	101	101	101	103	116	123	117	105	97	90	81
Fri	80	88	94	97	99	101	101	102	105	108	112	113	111	109	102	92	81
Sat	81	81	82	84	87	98	103	99	101	100	99	99	98	96	97	92	82
Sun	80	80	79	80	81	87	100	109	114	117	109	101	97	99	98	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	90	99	107	105	101	101	99	103	102	107	110	107	100	92	85	83
Tue	80	91	100	109	104	102	96	96	94	99	105	113	115	103	97	87	81
Wed	79	89	97	103	103	98	96	96	96	98	107	109	111	102	96	87	80
Thu	80	89	101	106	107	102	101	101	101	103	116	123	117	105	97	90	81
Fri	80	88	94	97	99	101	101	102	105	108	112	113	111	109	102	92	81
Sat	81	81	82	84	87	98	103	99	101	100	99	99	98	96	97	92	82
Sun	80	80	79	80	81	87	100	109	114	117	109	101	97	99	98	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	90	99	107	105	101	101	99	103	102	107	110	107	100	92	85	83
Tue	80	91	100	109	104	102	96	96	94	99	105	113	115	103	97	87	81
Wed	79	89	97	103	103	98	96	96	96	98	107	109	111	102	96	87	80
Thu	80	89	101	106	107	102	101	101	101	103	116	123	117	105	97	90	81
Fri	80	88	94	97	99	101	101	102	105	108	112	113	111	109	102	92	81
Sat	81	81	82	84	87	98	103	99	101	100	99	99	98	96	97	92	82
Sun	80	80	79	80	81	87	100	109	114	117	109	101	97	99	98	92	84