Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Lancaster

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-210 West and SR-14 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 5% 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	120	153	139	121	115	103	103	102	134	135	119	94	89	88	85
Tue	86	88	128	170	149	140	115	109	101	115	147	152	129	113	92	88	86
Wed	87	89	135	166	137	127	114	113	109	129	166	157	134	128	96	89	88
Thu	86	89	129	173	145	124	120	115	111	126	160	156	154	122	96	90	88
Fri	87	92	108	133	130	131	132	146	161	173	192	186	167	126	102	90	89
Sat	88	86	89	87	90	98	122	132	132	144	133	129	121	107	92	86	87
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	86	89	100	115	104	103	102	99	96	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 84 minutes and up to 192 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 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (144 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 159 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 84 minutes then, versus up to 192 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 84 to 192 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 192 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	120	153	139	121	115	103	103	102	134	135	119	94	89	88	85
Tue	86	88	128	170	149	140	115	109	101	115	147	152	129	113	92	88	86
Wed	87	89	135	166	137	127	114	113	109	129	166	157	134	128	96	89	88
Thu	86	89	129	173	145	124	120	115	111	126	160	156	154	122	96	90	88
Fri	87	92	108	133	130	131	132	146	161	173	192	186	167	126	102	90	89
Sat	88	86	89	87	90	98	122	132	132	144	133	129	121	107	92	86	87
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	86	89	100	115	104	103	102	99	96	90	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	120	153	139	121	115	103	103	102	134	135	119	94	89	88	85
Tue	86	88	128	170	149	140	115	109	101	115	147	152	129	113	92	88	86
Wed	87	89	135	166	137	127	114	113	109	129	166	157	134	128	96	89	88
Thu	86	89	129	173	145	124	120	115	111	126	160	156	154	122	96	90	88
Fri	87	92	108	133	130	131	132	146	161	173	192	186	167	126	102	90	89
Sat	88	86	89	87	90	98	122	132	132	144	133	129	121	107	92	86	87
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	86	89	100	115	104	103	102	99	96	90	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	120	153	139	121	115	103	103	102	134	135	119	94	89	88	85
Tue	86	88	128	170	149	140	115	109	101	115	147	152	129	113	92	88	86
Wed	87	89	135	166	137	127	114	113	109	129	166	157	134	128	96	89	88
Thu	86	89	129	173	145	124	120	115	111	126	160	156	154	122	96	90	88
Fri	87	92	108	133	130	131	132	146	161	173	192	186	167	126	102	90	89
Sat	88	86	89	87	90	98	122	132	132	144	133	129	121	107	92	86	87
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	86	89	100	115	104	103	102	99	96	90	86	85