Best Time to Drive from Upland to Palmdale

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-15 North and I-210 East, usually 91 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Upland 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	91	93	92	93	93	97	94	102	94	105	107	118	129	125	108	95	90
Tue	89	89	89	92	105	112	104	93	94	96	101	108	111	108	99	93	89
Wed	89	90	89	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	99	110	116	112	101	94	90
Thu	89	89	89	93	94	93	92	96	101	106	114	124	143	137	129	109	93
Fri	89	90	90	90	91	92	94	98	104	130	143	153	152	140	128	116	101
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	90	90	94	95	94	92	92	91	91	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	96	95	100	93	90	91	93	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Upland to Palmdale (via I-15 North and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (69 to 110 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 89 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (9 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	93	92	93	93	97	94	102	94	105	107	118	129	125	108	95	90
Tue	89	89	89	92	105	112	104	93	94	96	101	108	111	108	99	93	89
Wed	89	90	89	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	99	110	116	112	101	94	90
Thu	89	89	89	93	94	93	92	96	101	106	114	124	143	137	129	109	93
Fri	89	90	90	90	91	92	94	98	104	130	143	153	152	140	128	116	101
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	90	90	94	95	94	92	92	91	91	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	96	95	100	93	90	91	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	93	92	93	93	97	94	102	94	105	107	118	129	125	108	95	90
Tue	89	89	89	92	105	112	104	93	94	96	101	108	111	108	99	93	89
Wed	89	90	89	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	99	110	116	112	101	94	90
Thu	89	89	89	93	94	93	92	96	101	106	114	124	143	137	129	109	93
Fri	89	90	90	90	91	92	94	98	104	130	143	153	152	140	128	116	101
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	90	90	94	95	94	92	92	91	91	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	96	95	100	93	90	91	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	93	92	93	93	97	94	102	94	105	107	118	129	125	108	95	90
Tue	89	89	89	92	105	112	104	93	94	96	101	108	111	108	99	93	89
Wed	89	90	89	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	99	110	116	112	101	94	90
Thu	89	89	89	93	94	93	92	96	101	106	114	124	143	137	129	109	93
Fri	89	90	90	90	91	92	94	98	104	130	143	153	152	140	128	116	101
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	90	90	94	95	94	92	92	91	91	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	96	95	100	93	90	91	93	89