Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Lancaster

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 83 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Koreatown 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	72	69	71	69	76	78	80	81	82	85	81	82	83	81	77	76	72
Tue	70	71	72	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	80	87	92	91	87	77	73
Wed	71	69	70	70	72	72	77	75	76	76	82	86	83	82	78	73	68
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	78	80	81	81	83	99	123	109	96	92	80	71
Fri	71	72	71	72	73	82	83	88	92	94	128	111	113	96	91	83	72
Sat	73	70	70	71	72	75	86	87	86	92	92	85	91	77	75	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	69	70	73	84	92	102	100	99	86	75	74	73	74	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Koreatown to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 68 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	69	71	69	76	78	80	81	82	85	81	82	83	81	77	76	72
Tue	70	71	72	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	80	87	92	91	87	77	73
Wed	71	69	70	70	72	72	77	75	76	76	82	86	83	82	78	73	68
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	78	80	81	81	83	99	123	109	96	92	80	71
Fri	71	72	71	72	73	82	83	88	92	94	128	111	113	96	91	83	72
Sat	73	70	70	71	72	75	86	87	86	92	92	85	91	77	75	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	69	70	73	84	92	102	100	99	86	75	74	73	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	69	71	69	76	78	80	81	82	85	81	82	83	81	77	76	72
Tue	70	71	72	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	80	87	92	91	87	77	73
Wed	71	69	70	70	72	72	77	75	76	76	82	86	83	82	78	73	68
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	78	80	81	81	83	99	123	109	96	92	80	71
Fri	71	72	71	72	73	82	83	88	92	94	128	111	113	96	91	83	72
Sat	73	70	70	71	72	75	86	87	86	92	92	85	91	77	75	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	69	70	73	84	92	102	100	99	86	75	74	73	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	69	71	69	76	78	80	81	82	85	81	82	83	81	77	76	72
Tue	70	71	72	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	80	87	92	91	87	77	73
Wed	71	69	70	70	72	72	77	75	76	76	82	86	83	82	78	73	68
Thu	72	70	71	74	76	78	80	81	81	83	99	123	109	96	92	80	71
Fri	71	72	71	72	73	82	83	88	92	94	128	111	113	96	91	83	72
Sat	73	70	70	71	72	75	86	87	86	92	92	85	91	77	75	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	69	70	73	84	92	102	100	99	86	75	74	73	74	73