Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Carson

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 98 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 4% 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	96	116	110	100	94	95	98	104	108	120	120	119	112	95	90	87	86
Tue	105	120	136	121	100	98	107	132	156	168	200	185	148	113	98	90	86
Wed	113	102	111	109	96	96	105	131	167	195	185	190	155	120	103	88	86
Thu	112	124	119	107	97	102	110	124	160	175	168	161	148	131	109	90	87
Fri	92	95	96	95	95	101	128	143	155	143	137	143	136	120	106	90	85
Sat	87	89	89	90	91	94	100	106	110	112	109	105	98	94	93	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	88	89	90	93	97	98	98	98	97	96	97	95	91	86

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 200 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (116 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 85 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Carson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 200 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	96	116	110	100	94	95	98	104	108	120	120	119	112	95	90	87	86
Tue	105	120	136	121	100	98	107	132	156	168	200	185	148	113	98	90	86
Wed	113	102	111	109	96	96	105	131	167	195	185	190	155	120	103	88	86
Thu	112	124	119	107	97	102	110	124	160	175	168	161	148	131	109	90	87
Fri	92	95	96	95	95	101	128	143	155	143	137	143	136	120	106	90	85
Sat	87	89	89	90	91	94	100	106	110	112	109	105	98	94	93	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	88	89	90	93	97	98	98	98	97	96	97	95	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	116	110	100	94	95	98	104	108	120	120	119	112	95	90	87	86
Tue	105	120	136	121	100	98	107	132	156	168	200	185	148	113	98	90	86
Wed	113	102	111	109	96	96	105	131	167	195	185	190	155	120	103	88	86
Thu	112	124	119	107	97	102	110	124	160	175	168	161	148	131	109	90	87
Fri	92	95	96	95	95	101	128	143	155	143	137	143	136	120	106	90	85
Sat	87	89	89	90	91	94	100	106	110	112	109	105	98	94	93	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	88	89	90	93	97	98	98	98	97	96	97	95	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	116	110	100	94	95	98	104	108	120	120	119	112	95	90	87	86
Tue	105	120	136	121	100	98	107	132	156	168	200	185	148	113	98	90	86
Wed	113	102	111	109	96	96	105	131	167	195	185	190	155	120	103	88	86
Thu	112	124	119	107	97	102	110	124	160	175	168	161	148	131	109	90	87
Fri	92	95	96	95	95	101	128	143	155	143	137	143	136	120	106	90	85
Sat	87	89	89	90	91	94	100	106	110	112	109	105	98	94	93	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	88	89	90	93	97	98	98	98	97	96	97	95	91	86