Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 106 minutes via I-210 West and SR-14 North, usually 133 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Arcadia to Lancaster 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	86	89	132	175	153	121	114	104	103	106	138	132	124	100	91	88	86
Tue	86	89	145	189	164	134	121	108	100	107	151	155	136	118	94	90	86
Wed	87	89	152	186	155	123	111	108	104	124	182	179	155	130	97	90	87
Thu	86	90	137	186	150	128	118	110	108	120	168	175	170	120	99	90	88
Fri	87	93	113	148	131	129	131	156	149	175	202	199	180	132	104	90	88
Sat	87	86	89	87	90	97	117	130	126	135	131	125	120	110	99	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	86	89	97	107	105	104	101	98	102	90	86	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Arcadia to Lancaster (via I-210 West and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (61 to 168 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia to central Lancaster 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 Arcadia to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Lancaster?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 85 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	132	175	153	121	114	104	103	106	138	132	124	100	91	88	86
Tue	86	89	145	189	164	134	121	108	100	107	151	155	136	118	94	90	86
Wed	87	89	152	186	155	123	111	108	104	124	182	179	155	130	97	90	87
Thu	86	90	137	186	150	128	118	110	108	120	168	175	170	120	99	90	88
Fri	87	93	113	148	131	129	131	156	149	175	202	199	180	132	104	90	88
Sat	87	86	89	87	90	97	117	130	126	135	131	125	120	110	99	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	86	89	97	107	105	104	101	98	102	90	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	132	175	153	121	114	104	103	106	138	132	124	100	91	88	86
Tue	86	89	145	189	164	134	121	108	100	107	151	155	136	118	94	90	86
Wed	87	89	152	186	155	123	111	108	104	124	182	179	155	130	97	90	87
Thu	86	90	137	186	150	128	118	110	108	120	168	175	170	120	99	90	88
Fri	87	93	113	148	131	129	131	156	149	175	202	199	180	132	104	90	88
Sat	87	86	89	87	90	97	117	130	126	135	131	125	120	110	99	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	86	89	97	107	105	104	101	98	102	90	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	132	175	153	121	114	104	103	106	138	132	124	100	91	88	86
Tue	86	89	145	189	164	134	121	108	100	107	151	155	136	118	94	90	86
Wed	87	89	152	186	155	123	111	108	104	124	182	179	155	130	97	90	87
Thu	86	90	137	186	150	128	118	110	108	120	168	175	170	120	99	90	88
Fri	87	93	113	148	131	129	131	156	149	175	202	199	180	132	104	90	88
Sat	87	86	89	87	90	97	117	130	126	135	131	125	120	110	99	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	86	89	97	107	105	104	101	98	102	90	86	85