Best Time to Drive from Compton to Lancaster

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 100 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 9% 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	86	95	108	110	109	107	106	103	109	113	126	126	126	114	96	90	89
Tue	87	99	145	146	129	119	113	104	107	113	127	137	136	121	102	92	87
Wed	87	100	145	154	133	118	110	107	109	115	132	137	135	125	103	92	86
Thu	89	105	144	147	124	120	116	110	110	113	133	141	136	121	104	92	86
Fri	88	105	140	132	111	113	118	118	117	124	132	131	120	112	101	93	86
Sat	88	86	86	89	94	107	115	111	114	114	109	107	104	96	100	94	87
Sun	87	86	86	86	88	94	107	120	131	133	121	105	99	98	95	93	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 86 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (134 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 23 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 86 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 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	86	95	108	110	109	107	106	103	109	113	126	126	126	114	96	90	89
Tue	87	99	145	146	129	119	113	104	107	113	127	137	136	121	102	92	87
Wed	87	100	145	154	133	118	110	107	109	115	132	137	135	125	103	92	86
Thu	89	105	144	147	124	120	116	110	110	113	133	141	136	121	104	92	86
Fri	88	105	140	132	111	113	118	118	117	124	132	131	120	112	101	93	86
Sat	88	86	86	89	94	107	115	111	114	114	109	107	104	96	100	94	87
Sun	87	86	86	86	88	94	107	120	131	133	121	105	99	98	95	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	95	108	110	109	107	106	103	109	113	126	126	126	114	96	90	89
Tue	87	99	145	146	129	119	113	104	107	113	127	137	136	121	102	92	87
Wed	87	100	145	154	133	118	110	107	109	115	132	137	135	125	103	92	86
Thu	89	105	144	147	124	120	116	110	110	113	133	141	136	121	104	92	86
Fri	88	105	140	132	111	113	118	118	117	124	132	131	120	112	101	93	86
Sat	88	86	86	89	94	107	115	111	114	114	109	107	104	96	100	94	87
Sun	87	86	86	86	88	94	107	120	131	133	121	105	99	98	95	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	95	108	110	109	107	106	103	109	113	126	126	126	114	96	90	89
Tue	87	99	145	146	129	119	113	104	107	113	127	137	136	121	102	92	87
Wed	87	100	145	154	133	118	110	107	109	115	132	137	135	125	103	92	86
Thu	89	105	144	147	124	120	116	110	110	113	133	141	136	121	104	92	86
Fri	88	105	140	132	111	113	118	118	117	124	132	131	120	112	101	93	86
Sat	88	86	86	89	94	107	115	111	114	114	109	107	104	96	100	94	87
Sun	87	86	86	86	88	94	107	120	131	133	121	105	99	98	95	93	87