Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Lancaster

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Culver City 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	70	68	69	69	75	75	77	79	82	89	110	120	122	107	83	74	73
Tue	69	69	70	70	72	72	72	74	77	86	105	125	127	107	88	77	71
Wed	70	68	69	70	72	71	74	74	77	86	105	116	123	109	93	75	69
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	76	75	80	83	88	105	124	122	103	89	77	70
Fri	70	70	70	72	73	76	77	79	83	90	105	115	114	102	86	77	70
Sat	71	69	68	69	71	73	78	80	75	77	75	76	74	72	72	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	71	77	84	89	89	88	77	73	74	73	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Culver City to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City 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 Culver City to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Lancaster?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	68	69	69	75	75	77	79	82	89	110	120	122	107	83	74	73
Tue	69	69	70	70	72	72	72	74	77	86	105	125	127	107	88	77	71
Wed	70	68	69	70	72	71	74	74	77	86	105	116	123	109	93	75	69
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	76	75	80	83	88	105	124	122	103	89	77	70
Fri	70	70	70	72	73	76	77	79	83	90	105	115	114	102	86	77	70
Sat	71	69	68	69	71	73	78	80	75	77	75	76	74	72	72	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	71	77	84	89	89	88	77	73	74	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	68	69	69	75	75	77	79	82	89	110	120	122	107	83	74	73
Tue	69	69	70	70	72	72	72	74	77	86	105	125	127	107	88	77	71
Wed	70	68	69	70	72	71	74	74	77	86	105	116	123	109	93	75	69
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	76	75	80	83	88	105	124	122	103	89	77	70
Fri	70	70	70	72	73	76	77	79	83	90	105	115	114	102	86	77	70
Sat	71	69	68	69	71	73	78	80	75	77	75	76	74	72	72	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	71	77	84	89	89	88	77	73	74	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	68	69	69	75	75	77	79	82	89	110	120	122	107	83	74	73
Tue	69	69	70	70	72	72	72	74	77	86	105	125	127	107	88	77	71
Wed	70	68	69	70	72	71	74	74	77	86	105	116	123	109	93	75	69
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	76	75	80	83	88	105	124	122	103	89	77	70
Fri	70	70	70	72	73	76	77	79	83	90	105	115	114	102	86	77	70
Sat	71	69	68	69	71	73	78	80	75	77	75	76	74	72	72	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	71	77	84	89	89	88	77	73	74	73	72	70