Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Lancaster

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 113 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 119 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Lakewood 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	90	105	123	135	126	119	119	114	121	113	116	117	116	110	101	95	91
Tue	89	108	122	136	128	121	112	110	106	111	115	120	124	112	108	97	91
Wed	89	106	124	133	128	119	111	110	108	108	114	116	115	109	108	96	88
Thu	91	105	126	137	131	118	119	115	113	116	127	130	122	116	111	101	92
Fri	91	104	114	121	119	116	117	121	123	122	123	123	119	119	115	104	93
Sat	92	90	93	95	102	118	128	120	123	116	112	113	108	108	112	104	92
Sun	90	88	88	89	91	100	111	123	131	132	125	114	108	111	112	108	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Lakewood to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 8 am 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 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (132 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 88 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Lancaster?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Palmdale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	105	123	135	126	119	119	114	121	113	116	117	116	110	101	95	91
Tue	89	108	122	136	128	121	112	110	106	111	115	120	124	112	108	97	91
Wed	89	106	124	133	128	119	111	110	108	108	114	116	115	109	108	96	88
Thu	91	105	126	137	131	118	119	115	113	116	127	130	122	116	111	101	92
Fri	91	104	114	121	119	116	117	121	123	122	123	123	119	119	115	104	93
Sat	92	90	93	95	102	118	128	120	123	116	112	113	108	108	112	104	92
Sun	90	88	88	89	91	100	111	123	131	132	125	114	108	111	112	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	105	123	135	126	119	119	114	121	113	116	117	116	110	101	95	91
Tue	89	108	122	136	128	121	112	110	106	111	115	120	124	112	108	97	91
Wed	89	106	124	133	128	119	111	110	108	108	114	116	115	109	108	96	88
Thu	91	105	126	137	131	118	119	115	113	116	127	130	122	116	111	101	92
Fri	91	104	114	121	119	116	117	121	123	122	123	123	119	119	115	104	93
Sat	92	90	93	95	102	118	128	120	123	116	112	113	108	108	112	104	92
Sun	90	88	88	89	91	100	111	123	131	132	125	114	108	111	112	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	105	123	135	126	119	119	114	121	113	116	117	116	110	101	95	91
Tue	89	108	122	136	128	121	112	110	106	111	115	120	124	112	108	97	91
Wed	89	106	124	133	128	119	111	110	108	108	114	116	115	109	108	96	88
Thu	91	105	126	137	131	118	119	115	113	116	127	130	122	116	111	101	92
Fri	91	104	114	121	119	116	117	121	123	122	123	123	119	119	115	104	93
Sat	92	90	93	95	102	118	128	120	123	116	112	113	108	108	112	104	92
Sun	90	88	88	89	91	100	111	123	131	132	125	114	108	111	112	108	95