Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Palmdale

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North.

Only 15% 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 Woodland Hills 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	54	53	53	54	58	60	62	68	71	77	86	87	85	82	76	60	55
Tue	53	53	54	55	58	58	60	61	64	73	85	78	87	83	77	65	56
Wed	53	52	53	54	56	57	58	59	62	66	73	80	95	77	72	63	54
Thu	54	54	54	58	58	60	62	64	65	74	97	106	100	85	82	68	56
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	65	67	78	77	87	99	105	106	102	79	66	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	60	68	70	70	74	71	65	62	62	61	61	55
Sun	53	52	52	52	53	56	65	69	77	78	86	75	67	66	59	59	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Palmdale?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	53	53	54	58	60	62	68	71	77	86	87	85	82	76	60	55
Tue	53	53	54	55	58	58	60	61	64	73	85	78	87	83	77	65	56
Wed	53	52	53	54	56	57	58	59	62	66	73	80	95	77	72	63	54
Thu	54	54	54	58	58	60	62	64	65	74	97	106	100	85	82	68	56
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	65	67	78	77	87	99	105	106	102	79	66	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	60	68	70	70	74	71	65	62	62	61	61	55
Sun	53	52	52	52	53	56	65	69	77	78	86	75	67	66	59	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	53	53	54	58	60	62	68	71	77	86	87	85	82	76	60	55
Tue	53	53	54	55	58	58	60	61	64	73	85	78	87	83	77	65	56
Wed	53	52	53	54	56	57	58	59	62	66	73	80	95	77	72	63	54
Thu	54	54	54	58	58	60	62	64	65	74	97	106	100	85	82	68	56
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	65	67	78	77	87	99	105	106	102	79	66	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	60	68	70	70	74	71	65	62	62	61	61	55
Sun	53	52	52	52	53	56	65	69	77	78	86	75	67	66	59	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	53	53	54	58	60	62	68	71	77	86	87	85	82	76	60	55
Tue	53	53	54	55	58	58	60	61	64	73	85	78	87	83	77	65	56
Wed	53	52	53	54	56	57	58	59	62	66	73	80	95	77	72	63	54
Thu	54	54	54	58	58	60	62	64	65	74	97	106	100	85	82	68	56
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	65	67	78	77	87	99	105	106	102	79	66	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	60	68	70	70	74	71	65	62	62	61	61	55
Sun	53	52	52	52	53	56	65	69	77	78	86	75	67	66	59	59	55