Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 97 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 100 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 Gardena 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	82	89	98	100	100	100	100	96	102	107	121	121	121	111	92	86	85
Tue	82	92	125	129	118	109	105	98	101	106	123	131	132	117	98	88	83
Wed	82	92	122	136	121	108	103	100	103	110	126	131	132	121	99	87	82
Thu	84	96	123	131	113	109	108	103	104	107	127	136	133	118	101	89	82
Fri	83	97	123	121	103	107	106	109	110	117	126	125	117	107	97	89	82
Sat	84	81	82	85	89	101	107	105	105	106	102	102	98	91	94	89	82
Sun	82	81	81	82	83	90	101	113	120	124	115	100	94	93	91	88	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Gardena to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (124 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 82 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	89	98	100	100	100	100	96	102	107	121	121	121	111	92	86	85
Tue	82	92	125	129	118	109	105	98	101	106	123	131	132	117	98	88	83
Wed	82	92	122	136	121	108	103	100	103	110	126	131	132	121	99	87	82
Thu	84	96	123	131	113	109	108	103	104	107	127	136	133	118	101	89	82
Fri	83	97	123	121	103	107	106	109	110	117	126	125	117	107	97	89	82
Sat	84	81	82	85	89	101	107	105	105	106	102	102	98	91	94	89	82
Sun	82	81	81	82	83	90	101	113	120	124	115	100	94	93	91	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	89	98	100	100	100	100	96	102	107	121	121	121	111	92	86	85
Tue	82	92	125	129	118	109	105	98	101	106	123	131	132	117	98	88	83
Wed	82	92	122	136	121	108	103	100	103	110	126	131	132	121	99	87	82
Thu	84	96	123	131	113	109	108	103	104	107	127	136	133	118	101	89	82
Fri	83	97	123	121	103	107	106	109	110	117	126	125	117	107	97	89	82
Sat	84	81	82	85	89	101	107	105	105	106	102	102	98	91	94	89	82
Sun	82	81	81	82	83	90	101	113	120	124	115	100	94	93	91	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	89	98	100	100	100	100	96	102	107	121	121	121	111	92	86	85
Tue	82	92	125	129	118	109	105	98	101	106	123	131	132	117	98	88	83
Wed	82	92	122	136	121	108	103	100	103	110	126	131	132	121	99	87	82
Thu	84	96	123	131	113	109	108	103	104	107	127	136	133	118	101	89	82
Fri	83	97	123	121	103	107	106	109	110	117	126	125	117	107	97	89	82
Sat	84	81	82	85	89	101	107	105	105	106	102	102	98	91	94	89	82
Sun	82	81	81	82	83	90	101	113	120	124	115	100	94	93	91	88	83