Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Palmdale

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 104 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	125	134	129	126	122	117	116	113	108	108	109	109	105	104	103	102
Tue	101	131	142	134	131	126	120	115	113	110	110	112	115	114	104	103	101
Wed	101	130	145	136	130	127	123	119	115	111	112	111	113	112	105	103	102
Thu	101	128	144	137	130	123	120	117	116	112	112	113	117	112	108	107	102
Fri	101	120	126	125	123	120	118	115	115	113	116	116	115	113	106	103	102
Sat	102	103	103	104	104	108	111	111	112	112	111	111	109	107	103	102	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	102	103	104	108	109	109	108	106	105	104	104	104	101

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 145 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 11:30 am 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 81 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 145 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 145 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 145 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	125	134	129	126	122	117	116	113	108	108	109	109	105	104	103	102
Tue	101	131	142	134	131	126	120	115	113	110	110	112	115	114	104	103	101
Wed	101	130	145	136	130	127	123	119	115	111	112	111	113	112	105	103	102
Thu	101	128	144	137	130	123	120	117	116	112	112	113	117	112	108	107	102
Fri	101	120	126	125	123	120	118	115	115	113	116	116	115	113	106	103	102
Sat	102	103	103	104	104	108	111	111	112	112	111	111	109	107	103	102	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	102	103	104	108	109	109	108	106	105	104	104	104	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	125	134	129	126	122	117	116	113	108	108	109	109	105	104	103	102
Tue	101	131	142	134	131	126	120	115	113	110	110	112	115	114	104	103	101
Wed	101	130	145	136	130	127	123	119	115	111	112	111	113	112	105	103	102
Thu	101	128	144	137	130	123	120	117	116	112	112	113	117	112	108	107	102
Fri	101	120	126	125	123	120	118	115	115	113	116	116	115	113	106	103	102
Sat	102	103	103	104	104	108	111	111	112	112	111	111	109	107	103	102	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	102	103	104	108	109	109	108	106	105	104	104	104	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	125	134	129	126	122	117	116	113	108	108	109	109	105	104	103	102
Tue	101	131	142	134	131	126	120	115	113	110	110	112	115	114	104	103	101
Wed	101	130	145	136	130	127	123	119	115	111	112	111	113	112	105	103	102
Thu	101	128	144	137	130	123	120	117	116	112	112	113	117	112	108	107	102
Fri	101	120	126	125	123	120	118	115	115	113	116	116	115	113	106	103	102
Sat	102	103	103	104	104	108	111	111	112	112	111	111	109	107	103	102	102
Sun	102	102	102	102	102	103	104	108	109	109	108	106	105	104	104	104	101