Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Palmdale
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.
Only 12% 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 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 87 | 111 | 124 | 125 | 105 | 80 | 69 | 68 |
| Tue | 64 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 83 | 110 | 130 | 129 | 107 | 86 | 72 | 66 |
| Wed | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 83 | 105 | 122 | 127 | 111 | 89 | 70 | 66 |
| Thu | 66 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 109 | 128 | 125 | 106 | 86 | 72 | 66 |
| Fri | 65 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 89 | 108 | 118 | 117 | 102 | 81 | 73 | 66 |
| Sat | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Vermont Square to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).
About 59 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 Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Palmdale?
On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Palmdale?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 64 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Palmdale?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)
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