Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Palmdale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 116 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Westminster to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 215 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 215 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 93-mile drive usually takes 84 to 215 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Palmdale?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 215 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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