Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North, usually 108 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 Whittier 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	89	95	109	117	113	107	108	104	104	98	107	107	105	101	97	91	90
Tue	89	98	116	123	117	113	107	104	103	103	108	110	108	104	99	93	90
Wed	89	100	117	123	120	111	109	106	106	104	108	110	108	105	101	92	90
Thu	89	97	116	124	118	112	109	107	105	106	111	112	108	105	102	97	90
Fri	89	97	106	110	111	109	108	108	113	113	117	114	111	108	99	94	91
Sat	90	90	94	94	93	96	101	104	103	103	103	104	100	98	96	92	91
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	96	99	99	99	96	94	93	92	92	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Whittier to Palmdale (via I-210 West and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (64 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 88 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Palmdale?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	95	109	117	113	107	108	104	104	98	107	107	105	101	97	91	90
Tue	89	98	116	123	117	113	107	104	103	103	108	110	108	104	99	93	90
Wed	89	100	117	123	120	111	109	106	106	104	108	110	108	105	101	92	90
Thu	89	97	116	124	118	112	109	107	105	106	111	112	108	105	102	97	90
Fri	89	97	106	110	111	109	108	108	113	113	117	114	111	108	99	94	91
Sat	90	90	94	94	93	96	101	104	103	103	103	104	100	98	96	92	91
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	96	99	99	99	96	94	93	92	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	95	109	117	113	107	108	104	104	98	107	107	105	101	97	91	90
Tue	89	98	116	123	117	113	107	104	103	103	108	110	108	104	99	93	90
Wed	89	100	117	123	120	111	109	106	106	104	108	110	108	105	101	92	90
Thu	89	97	116	124	118	112	109	107	105	106	111	112	108	105	102	97	90
Fri	89	97	106	110	111	109	108	108	113	113	117	114	111	108	99	94	91
Sat	90	90	94	94	93	96	101	104	103	103	103	104	100	98	96	92	91
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	96	99	99	99	96	94	93	92	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	95	109	117	113	107	108	104	104	98	107	107	105	101	97	91	90
Tue	89	98	116	123	117	113	107	104	103	103	108	110	108	104	99	93	90
Wed	89	100	117	123	120	111	109	106	106	104	108	110	108	105	101	92	90
Thu	89	97	116	124	118	112	109	107	105	106	111	112	108	105	102	97	90
Fri	89	97	106	110	111	109	108	108	113	113	117	114	111	108	99	94	91
Sat	90	90	94	94	93	96	101	104	103	103	103	104	100	98	96	92	91
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	96	99	99	99	96	94	93	92	92	90