Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Lancaster

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 10% 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	83	82	82	82	86	90	94	92	101	116	146	161	155	126	98	90	84
Tue	82	82	84	83	85	85	87	88	92	106	142	171	158	129	105	90	84
Wed	82	80	82	84	86	84	88	89	93	105	138	157	156	136	111	89	82
Thu	85	83	85	89	90	90	92	96	102	111	144	163	153	132	107	90	83
Fri	83	83	83	86	89	95	93	98	103	116	139	153	149	129	103	91	84
Sat	84	82	81	83	84	89	95	94	90	94	89	91	88	86	86	86	82
Sun	82	81	80	81	82	85	93	102	107	107	104	90	85	86	85	86	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 80 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (107 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 20 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 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 80 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 171 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	83	82	82	82	86	90	94	92	101	116	146	161	155	126	98	90	84
Tue	82	82	84	83	85	85	87	88	92	106	142	171	158	129	105	90	84
Wed	82	80	82	84	86	84	88	89	93	105	138	157	156	136	111	89	82
Thu	85	83	85	89	90	90	92	96	102	111	144	163	153	132	107	90	83
Fri	83	83	83	86	89	95	93	98	103	116	139	153	149	129	103	91	84
Sat	84	82	81	83	84	89	95	94	90	94	89	91	88	86	86	86	82
Sun	82	81	80	81	82	85	93	102	107	107	104	90	85	86	85	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	82	82	82	86	90	94	92	101	116	146	161	155	126	98	90	84
Tue	82	82	84	83	85	85	87	88	92	106	142	171	158	129	105	90	84
Wed	82	80	82	84	86	84	88	89	93	105	138	157	156	136	111	89	82
Thu	85	83	85	89	90	90	92	96	102	111	144	163	153	132	107	90	83
Fri	83	83	83	86	89	95	93	98	103	116	139	153	149	129	103	91	84
Sat	84	82	81	83	84	89	95	94	90	94	89	91	88	86	86	86	82
Sun	82	81	80	81	82	85	93	102	107	107	104	90	85	86	85	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	82	82	82	86	90	94	92	101	116	146	161	155	126	98	90	84
Tue	82	82	84	83	85	85	87	88	92	106	142	171	158	129	105	90	84
Wed	82	80	82	84	86	84	88	89	93	105	138	157	156	136	111	89	82
Thu	85	83	85	89	90	90	92	96	102	111	144	163	153	132	107	90	83
Fri	83	83	83	86	89	95	93	98	103	116	139	153	149	129	103	91	84
Sat	84	82	81	83	84	89	95	94	90	94	89	91	88	86	86	86	82
Sun	82	81	80	81	82	85	93	102	107	107	104	90	85	86	85	86	83