Best Time to Drive from Brea to Lancaster

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via I-210 West and SR-57 North, usually 122 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	186	219	183	155	149	133	130	129	124	132	130	123	115	112	113	109
Tue	112	196	238	197	176	156	139	128	127	132	142	145	136	123	113	113	109
Wed	108	198	227	186	161	147	139	135	133	147	160	154	144	129	115	113	111
Thu	108	182	222	189	158	150	139	131	130	136	158	149	144	122	114	113	111
Fri	111	155	176	164	158	153	147	152	150	167	168	165	150	131	117	112	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	119	134	153	145	157	149	146	142	136	128	112	110	110
Sun	109	109	110	111	111	112	122	136	137	136	130	122	121	117	114	111	109

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 238 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (157 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 153 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 238 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 94-mile drive usually takes 108 to 238 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 238 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

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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	186	219	183	155	149	133	130	129	124	132	130	123	115	112	113	109
Tue	112	196	238	197	176	156	139	128	127	132	142	145	136	123	113	113	109
Wed	108	198	227	186	161	147	139	135	133	147	160	154	144	129	115	113	111
Thu	108	182	222	189	158	150	139	131	130	136	158	149	144	122	114	113	111
Fri	111	155	176	164	158	153	147	152	150	167	168	165	150	131	117	112	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	119	134	153	145	157	149	146	142	136	128	112	110	110
Sun	109	109	110	111	111	112	122	136	137	136	130	122	121	117	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	186	219	183	155	149	133	130	129	124	132	130	123	115	112	113	109
Tue	112	196	238	197	176	156	139	128	127	132	142	145	136	123	113	113	109
Wed	108	198	227	186	161	147	139	135	133	147	160	154	144	129	115	113	111
Thu	108	182	222	189	158	150	139	131	130	136	158	149	144	122	114	113	111
Fri	111	155	176	164	158	153	147	152	150	167	168	165	150	131	117	112	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	119	134	153	145	157	149	146	142	136	128	112	110	110
Sun	109	109	110	111	111	112	122	136	137	136	130	122	121	117	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	186	219	183	155	149	133	130	129	124	132	130	123	115	112	113	109
Tue	112	196	238	197	176	156	139	128	127	132	142	145	136	123	113	113	109
Wed	108	198	227	186	161	147	139	135	133	147	160	154	144	129	115	113	111
Thu	108	182	222	189	158	150	139	131	130	136	158	149	144	122	114	113	111
Fri	111	155	176	164	158	153	147	152	150	167	168	165	150	131	117	112	110
Sat	111	114	114	115	119	134	153	145	157	149	146	142	136	128	112	110	110
Sun	109	109	110	111	111	112	122	136	137	136	130	122	121	117	114	111	109