Best Time to Drive from Compton to Lancaster

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 115 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Compton 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	88	86	86	87	91	94	100	97	108	125	159	175	164	132	103	93	88
Tue	86	87	88	88	90	90	91	93	98	115	156	185	166	135	110	94	88
Wed	86	85	86	88	90	88	92	94	99	112	150	171	166	144	116	93	86
Thu	89	88	90	93	95	94	99	101	109	120	157	178	167	141	115	95	87
Fri	88	87	87	90	93	99	98	103	110	126	151	170	159	134	109	95	88
Sat	88	86	85	87	89	95	100	98	96	98	95	96	93	90	91	91	86
Sun	86	85	85	85	86	92	98	107	111	111	108	93	89	90	89	90	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Compton to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 85 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	86	86	87	91	94	100	97	108	125	159	175	164	132	103	93	88
Tue	86	87	88	88	90	90	91	93	98	115	156	185	166	135	110	94	88
Wed	86	85	86	88	90	88	92	94	99	112	150	171	166	144	116	93	86
Thu	89	88	90	93	95	94	99	101	109	120	157	178	167	141	115	95	87
Fri	88	87	87	90	93	99	98	103	110	126	151	170	159	134	109	95	88
Sat	88	86	85	87	89	95	100	98	96	98	95	96	93	90	91	91	86
Sun	86	85	85	85	86	92	98	107	111	111	108	93	89	90	89	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	86	86	87	91	94	100	97	108	125	159	175	164	132	103	93	88
Tue	86	87	88	88	90	90	91	93	98	115	156	185	166	135	110	94	88
Wed	86	85	86	88	90	88	92	94	99	112	150	171	166	144	116	93	86
Thu	89	88	90	93	95	94	99	101	109	120	157	178	167	141	115	95	87
Fri	88	87	87	90	93	99	98	103	110	126	151	170	159	134	109	95	88
Sat	88	86	85	87	89	95	100	98	96	98	95	96	93	90	91	91	86
Sun	86	85	85	85	86	92	98	107	111	111	108	93	89	90	89	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	86	86	87	91	94	100	97	108	125	159	175	164	132	103	93	88
Tue	86	87	88	88	90	90	91	93	98	115	156	185	166	135	110	94	88
Wed	86	85	86	88	90	88	92	94	99	112	150	171	166	144	116	93	86
Thu	89	88	90	93	95	94	99	101	109	120	157	178	167	141	115	95	87
Fri	88	87	87	90	93	99	98	103	110	126	151	170	159	134	109	95	88
Sat	88	86	85	87	89	95	100	98	96	98	95	96	93	90	91	91	86
Sun	86	85	85	85	86	92	98	107	111	111	108	93	89	90	89	90	87