Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Palmdale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 121 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 111 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Yorba Linda 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	101	122	135	130	128	123	117	116	113	111	112	110	113	110	106	105	102
Tue	101	128	144	136	132	127	124	115	113	108	111	114	119	117	107	103	102
Wed	101	127	144	135	131	126	119	116	116	109	114	114	117	116	108	105	102
Thu	101	124	140	135	130	126	121	117	114	111	115	113	120	113	109	107	102
Fri	101	121	128	126	124	119	118	116	116	113	117	118	117	115	107	103	102
Sat	102	103	104	106	104	108	112	111	112	111	112	111	111	108	105	103	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	103	103	105	108	109	109	108	107	107	106	104	104	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Palmdale (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (67 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Palmdale?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 101 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Palmdale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	122	135	130	128	123	117	116	113	111	112	110	113	110	106	105	102
Tue	101	128	144	136	132	127	124	115	113	108	111	114	119	117	107	103	102
Wed	101	127	144	135	131	126	119	116	116	109	114	114	117	116	108	105	102
Thu	101	124	140	135	130	126	121	117	114	111	115	113	120	113	109	107	102
Fri	101	121	128	126	124	119	118	116	116	113	117	118	117	115	107	103	102
Sat	102	103	104	106	104	108	112	111	112	111	112	111	111	108	105	103	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	103	103	105	108	109	109	108	107	107	106	104	104	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	122	135	130	128	123	117	116	113	111	112	110	113	110	106	105	102
Tue	101	128	144	136	132	127	124	115	113	108	111	114	119	117	107	103	102
Wed	101	127	144	135	131	126	119	116	116	109	114	114	117	116	108	105	102
Thu	101	124	140	135	130	126	121	117	114	111	115	113	120	113	109	107	102
Fri	101	121	128	126	124	119	118	116	116	113	117	118	117	115	107	103	102
Sat	102	103	104	106	104	108	112	111	112	111	112	111	111	108	105	103	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	103	103	105	108	109	109	108	107	107	106	104	104	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	122	135	130	128	123	117	116	113	111	112	110	113	110	106	105	102
Tue	101	128	144	136	132	127	124	115	113	108	111	114	119	117	107	103	102
Wed	101	127	144	135	131	126	119	116	116	109	114	114	117	116	108	105	102
Thu	101	124	140	135	130	126	121	117	114	111	115	113	120	113	109	107	102
Fri	101	121	128	126	124	119	118	116	116	113	117	118	117	115	107	103	102
Sat	102	103	104	106	104	108	112	111	112	111	112	111	111	108	105	103	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	103	103	105	108	109	109	108	107	107	106	104	104	102