Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Palmdale

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 85 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 Torrance 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	72	70	71	71	74	76	79	79	86	105	138	153	145	115	87	77	72
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	76	80	95	133	164	152	122	94	79	72
Wed	70	69	70	71	73	72	73	75	80	93	132	156	148	125	99	78	71
Thu	72	71	73	76	77	77	80	83	90	101	140	159	147	123	97	79	71
Fri	71	71	71	74	75	83	81	85	91	107	129	149	140	115	91	80	72
Sat	72	70	70	71	72	78	83	83	79	81	78	80	76	74	73	74	70
Sun	70	69	69	70	70	74	81	89	94	95	93	78	73	74	73	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Torrance to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance 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 Torrance to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 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	72	70	71	71	74	76	79	79	86	105	138	153	145	115	87	77	72
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	76	80	95	133	164	152	122	94	79	72
Wed	70	69	70	71	73	72	73	75	80	93	132	156	148	125	99	78	71
Thu	72	71	73	76	77	77	80	83	90	101	140	159	147	123	97	79	71
Fri	71	71	71	74	75	83	81	85	91	107	129	149	140	115	91	80	72
Sat	72	70	70	71	72	78	83	83	79	81	78	80	76	74	73	74	70
Sun	70	69	69	70	70	74	81	89	94	95	93	78	73	74	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	70	71	71	74	76	79	79	86	105	138	153	145	115	87	77	72
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	76	80	95	133	164	152	122	94	79	72
Wed	70	69	70	71	73	72	73	75	80	93	132	156	148	125	99	78	71
Thu	72	71	73	76	77	77	80	83	90	101	140	159	147	123	97	79	71
Fri	71	71	71	74	75	83	81	85	91	107	129	149	140	115	91	80	72
Sat	72	70	70	71	72	78	83	83	79	81	78	80	76	74	73	74	70
Sun	70	69	69	70	70	74	81	89	94	95	93	78	73	74	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	70	71	71	74	76	79	79	86	105	138	153	145	115	87	77	72
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	76	80	95	133	164	152	122	94	79	72
Wed	70	69	70	71	73	72	73	75	80	93	132	156	148	125	99	78	71
Thu	72	71	73	76	77	77	80	83	90	101	140	159	147	123	97	79	71
Fri	71	71	71	74	75	83	81	85	91	107	129	149	140	115	91	80	72
Sat	72	70	70	71	72	78	83	83	79	81	78	80	76	74	73	74	70
Sun	70	69	69	70	70	74	81	89	94	95	93	78	73	74	73	73	71