Best Time to Drive from Brea to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 126 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 145 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Brea 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	108	192	234	199	163	150	134	130	130	128	137	131	126	116	114	114	110
Tue	113	205	252	209	181	155	138	128	128	132	145	142	137	126	114	114	109
Wed	113	205	239	201	174	152	138	133	131	144	160	152	143	129	116	113	111
Thu	109	191	234	194	168	153	139	132	130	139	161	152	147	126	115	114	111
Fri	111	160	183	168	160	152	147	155	150	166	170	168	146	135	119	114	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	121	133	150	144	152	146	146	141	137	130	115	111	110
Sun	109	110	110	111	112	113	123	136	142	139	132	126	127	120	115	112	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Brea to Lancaster (via I-210 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 108 minutes and up to 252 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (152 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (60 to 165 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 252 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 94-mile drive usually takes 108 to 252 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 252 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lancaster to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	192	234	199	163	150	134	130	130	128	137	131	126	116	114	114	110
Tue	113	205	252	209	181	155	138	128	128	132	145	142	137	126	114	114	109
Wed	113	205	239	201	174	152	138	133	131	144	160	152	143	129	116	113	111
Thu	109	191	234	194	168	153	139	132	130	139	161	152	147	126	115	114	111
Fri	111	160	183	168	160	152	147	155	150	166	170	168	146	135	119	114	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	121	133	150	144	152	146	146	141	137	130	115	111	110
Sun	109	110	110	111	112	113	123	136	142	139	132	126	127	120	115	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	192	234	199	163	150	134	130	130	128	137	131	126	116	114	114	110
Tue	113	205	252	209	181	155	138	128	128	132	145	142	137	126	114	114	109
Wed	113	205	239	201	174	152	138	133	131	144	160	152	143	129	116	113	111
Thu	109	191	234	194	168	153	139	132	130	139	161	152	147	126	115	114	111
Fri	111	160	183	168	160	152	147	155	150	166	170	168	146	135	119	114	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	121	133	150	144	152	146	146	141	137	130	115	111	110
Sun	109	110	110	111	112	113	123	136	142	139	132	126	127	120	115	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	192	234	199	163	150	134	130	130	128	137	131	126	116	114	114	110
Tue	113	205	252	209	181	155	138	128	128	132	145	142	137	126	114	114	109
Wed	113	205	239	201	174	152	138	133	131	144	160	152	143	129	116	113	111
Thu	109	191	234	194	168	153	139	132	130	139	161	152	147	126	115	114	111
Fri	111	160	183	168	160	152	147	155	150	166	170	168	146	135	119	114	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	121	133	150	144	152	146	146	141	137	130	115	111	110
Sun	109	110	110	111	112	113	123	136	142	139	132	126	127	120	115	112	110