Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Lancaster

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 98 at this time.

Only 18% 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 La Mirada 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	107	115	113	109	112	109	113	111	118	121	117	110	100	91	91
Tue	86	97	107	117	112	111	105	105	105	110	116	124	124	113	106	94	87
Wed	86	94	104	111	110	107	105	104	105	109	116	117	117	109	105	93	85
Thu	87	96	108	114	116	110	110	109	109	113	126	131	124	115	107	97	87
Fri	87	95	102	107	110	111	111	115	117	118	122	123	120	118	110	100	88
Sat	88	87	88	90	96	107	115	109	113	110	109	109	106	106	106	100	88
Sun	87	86	85	86	87	94	107	115	121	122	116	108	103	105	105	100	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from La Mirada to Lancaster (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 La Mirada to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Lancaster?

The 93-mile drive usually takes 85 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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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	107	115	113	109	112	109	113	111	118	121	117	110	100	91	91
Tue	86	97	107	117	112	111	105	105	105	110	116	124	124	113	106	94	87
Wed	86	94	104	111	110	107	105	104	105	109	116	117	117	109	105	93	85
Thu	87	96	108	114	116	110	110	109	109	113	126	131	124	115	107	97	87
Fri	87	95	102	107	110	111	111	115	117	118	122	123	120	118	110	100	88
Sat	88	87	88	90	96	107	115	109	113	110	109	109	106	106	106	100	88
Sun	87	86	85	86	87	94	107	115	121	122	116	108	103	105	105	100	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	95	107	115	113	109	112	109	113	111	118	121	117	110	100	91	91
Tue	86	97	107	117	112	111	105	105	105	110	116	124	124	113	106	94	87
Wed	86	94	104	111	110	107	105	104	105	109	116	117	117	109	105	93	85
Thu	87	96	108	114	116	110	110	109	109	113	126	131	124	115	107	97	87
Fri	87	95	102	107	110	111	111	115	117	118	122	123	120	118	110	100	88
Sat	88	87	88	90	96	107	115	109	113	110	109	109	106	106	106	100	88
Sun	87	86	85	86	87	94	107	115	121	122	116	108	103	105	105	100	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	95	107	115	113	109	112	109	113	111	118	121	117	110	100	91	91
Tue	86	97	107	117	112	111	105	105	105	110	116	124	124	113	106	94	87
Wed	86	94	104	111	110	107	105	104	105	109	116	117	117	109	105	93	85
Thu	87	96	108	114	116	110	110	109	109	113	126	131	124	115	107	97	87
Fri	87	95	102	107	110	111	111	115	117	118	122	123	120	118	110	100	88
Sat	88	87	88	90	96	107	115	109	113	110	109	109	106	106	106	100	88
Sun	87	86	85	86	87	94	107	115	121	122	116	108	103	105	105	100	90