Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Palmdale
Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 45 at this time.
Only 19% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 44 |
| Tue | 42 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 44 |
| Wed | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 43 |
| Thu | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 43 |
| Fri | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 43 |
| Sat | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| Sun | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Valencia to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).
About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Palmdale?
On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Palmdale?
The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Valencia to Palmdale?
Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)
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