Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Arcadia

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-210 East and SR-14 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 8% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Lancaster to Arcadia (via I-210 East and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (68 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Arcadia 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 Lancaster to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 92 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Arcadia?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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