Best Time to Drive from Bloomington to Lancaster

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 103 minutes via I-215 North and I-10 East.

None 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 Bloomington 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	104	107	106	107	108	109	106	109	111	112	116	120	129	122	113	109	103
Tue	103	104	104	107	124	116	110	107	106	107	109	116	121	115	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	104	107	107	107	106	107	107	106	109	118	125	118	109	107	103
Thu	103	105	104	107	110	108	107	110	113	115	117	120	131	118	115	109	103
Fri	103	104	105	105	106	107	107	107	107	113	128	137	142	127	123	116	107
Sat	104	105	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	108	108	107	107	105	105	105	104
Sun	104	105	105	104	104	104	104	105	107	113	112	118	115	110	113	110	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Bloomington to Lancaster (via I-215 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 103 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 57 miles surface streets (80 to 107 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bloomington 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 Bloomington to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 103 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 103 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bloomington to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (20 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (7 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Bloomington (return trip) · Bloomington to Los Angeles · Bloomington to San Bernardino · Bloomington to Palmdale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	107	106	107	108	109	106	109	111	112	116	120	129	122	113	109	103
Tue	103	104	104	107	124	116	110	107	106	107	109	116	121	115	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	104	107	107	107	106	107	107	106	109	118	125	118	109	107	103
Thu	103	105	104	107	110	108	107	110	113	115	117	120	131	118	115	109	103
Fri	103	104	105	105	106	107	107	107	107	113	128	137	142	127	123	116	107
Sat	104	105	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	108	108	107	107	105	105	105	104
Sun	104	105	105	104	104	104	104	105	107	113	112	118	115	110	113	110	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	107	106	107	108	109	106	109	111	112	116	120	129	122	113	109	103
Tue	103	104	104	107	124	116	110	107	106	107	109	116	121	115	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	104	107	107	107	106	107	107	106	109	118	125	118	109	107	103
Thu	103	105	104	107	110	108	107	110	113	115	117	120	131	118	115	109	103
Fri	103	104	105	105	106	107	107	107	107	113	128	137	142	127	123	116	107
Sat	104	105	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	108	108	107	107	105	105	105	104
Sun	104	105	105	104	104	104	104	105	107	113	112	118	115	110	113	110	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	107	106	107	108	109	106	109	111	112	116	120	129	122	113	109	103
Tue	103	104	104	107	124	116	110	107	106	107	109	116	121	115	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	104	107	107	107	106	107	107	106	109	118	125	118	109	107	103
Thu	103	105	104	107	110	108	107	110	113	115	117	120	131	118	115	109	103
Fri	103	104	105	105	106	107	107	107	107	113	128	137	142	127	123	116	107
Sat	104	105	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	108	108	107	107	105	105	105	104
Sun	104	105	105	104	104	104	104	105	107	113	112	118	115	110	113	110	103