Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Carson

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Carson 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	104	135	122	104	93	92	90	91	91	90	89	88	88	89	88	86	86
Tue	134	158	139	115	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	92	91	93	91	88
Wed	117	102	105	104	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	89	89	91	91	87	86
Thu	151	165	132	96	90	90	89	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	90	88
Fri	94	98	92	92	92	95	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	90	91	91	94	97	92	91	91	91	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	87	87	87	87	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	94	91	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Lancaster to Carson (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 177 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (10 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 177 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 85 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Carson?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 177 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	135	122	104	93	92	90	91	91	90	89	88	88	89	88	86	86
Tue	134	158	139	115	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	92	91	93	91	88
Wed	117	102	105	104	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	89	89	91	91	87	86
Thu	151	165	132	96	90	90	89	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	90	88
Fri	94	98	92	92	92	95	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	90	91	91	94	97	92	91	91	91	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	87	87	87	87	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	94	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	135	122	104	93	92	90	91	91	90	89	88	88	89	88	86	86
Tue	134	158	139	115	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	92	91	93	91	88
Wed	117	102	105	104	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	89	89	91	91	87	86
Thu	151	165	132	96	90	90	89	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	90	88
Fri	94	98	92	92	92	95	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	90	91	91	94	97	92	91	91	91	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	87	87	87	87	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	94	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	135	122	104	93	92	90	91	91	90	89	88	88	89	88	86	86
Tue	134	158	139	115	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	92	91	93	91	88
Wed	117	102	105	104	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	89	89	91	91	87	86
Thu	151	165	132	96	90	90	89	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	90	88
Fri	94	98	92	92	92	95	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	90	91	91	94	97	92	91	91	91	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	87	87	87	87	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	94	91	87