Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Bloomington

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 103 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South.

None 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 Lancaster to Bloomington 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	105	107	108	107	109	110	107	109	114	111	112	112	114	117	114	108	104
Tue	103	105	105	106	115	115	111	106	105	106	106	106	108	108	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	105	107	107	106	106	106	105	106	106	106	110	110	111	106	104
Thu	104	104	105	106	108	109	109	109	112	114	113	118	117	113	114	110	104
Fri	103	103	105	105	106	106	107	106	107	111	120	124	126	123	122	114	109
Sat	104	104	105	104	104	103	104	104	104	105	109	108	106	105	105	104	103
Sun	105	104	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	111	112	114	115	111	112	109	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Lancaster to Bloomington (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 103 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 59 miles surface streets (80 to 105 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Bloomington 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 Bloomington?

On weekdays, leave before 5 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 103 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 103 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Bloomington?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	107	108	107	109	110	107	109	114	111	112	112	114	117	114	108	104
Tue	103	105	105	106	115	115	111	106	105	106	106	106	108	108	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	105	107	107	106	106	106	105	106	106	106	110	110	111	106	104
Thu	104	104	105	106	108	109	109	109	112	114	113	118	117	113	114	110	104
Fri	103	103	105	105	106	106	107	106	107	111	120	124	126	123	122	114	109
Sat	104	104	105	104	104	103	104	104	104	105	109	108	106	105	105	104	103
Sun	105	104	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	111	112	114	115	111	112	109	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	107	108	107	109	110	107	109	114	111	112	112	114	117	114	108	104
Tue	103	105	105	106	115	115	111	106	105	106	106	106	108	108	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	105	107	107	106	106	106	105	106	106	106	110	110	111	106	104
Thu	104	104	105	106	108	109	109	109	112	114	113	118	117	113	114	110	104
Fri	103	103	105	105	106	106	107	106	107	111	120	124	126	123	122	114	109
Sat	104	104	105	104	104	103	104	104	104	105	109	108	106	105	105	104	103
Sun	105	104	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	111	112	114	115	111	112	109	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	107	108	107	109	110	107	109	114	111	112	112	114	117	114	108	104
Tue	103	105	105	106	115	115	111	106	105	106	106	106	108	108	109	105	103
Wed	103	104	105	107	107	106	106	106	105	106	106	106	110	110	111	106	104
Thu	104	104	105	106	108	109	109	109	112	114	113	118	117	113	114	110	104
Fri	103	103	105	105	106	106	107	106	107	111	120	124	126	123	122	114	109
Sat	104	104	105	104	104	103	104	104	104	105	109	108	106	105	105	104	103
Sun	105	104	105	105	104	104	104	105	105	111	112	114	115	111	112	109	104