Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to East Los Angeles

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West, usually 108 at this time.

Only 3% 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 East Los Angeles 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	108	108	105	105	106	105	106	109	112	114	114	108	101	100	98	98
Tue	104	110	111	107	108	106	106	106	112	117	119	117	110	102	100	98	98
Wed	104	111	111	107	106	107	107	108	114	118	118	118	113	105	102	98	98
Thu	104	110	110	108	108	107	109	110	116	119	120	118	113	104	102	98	98
Fri	103	108	109	108	106	108	111	115	118	118	117	117	110	104	104	100	99
Sat	99	100	101	104	107	110	110	112	112	112	111	111	109	106	104	99	99
Sun	100	99	98	100	103	105	109	108	110	108	109	106	106	104	104	100	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Lancaster to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (69 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to East Los Angeles?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 98 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	108	108	105	105	106	105	106	109	112	114	114	108	101	100	98	98
Tue	104	110	111	107	108	106	106	106	112	117	119	117	110	102	100	98	98
Wed	104	111	111	107	106	107	107	108	114	118	118	118	113	105	102	98	98
Thu	104	110	110	108	108	107	109	110	116	119	120	118	113	104	102	98	98
Fri	103	108	109	108	106	108	111	115	118	118	117	117	110	104	104	100	99
Sat	99	100	101	104	107	110	110	112	112	112	111	111	109	106	104	99	99
Sun	100	99	98	100	103	105	109	108	110	108	109	106	106	104	104	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	108	108	105	105	106	105	106	109	112	114	114	108	101	100	98	98
Tue	104	110	111	107	108	106	106	106	112	117	119	117	110	102	100	98	98
Wed	104	111	111	107	106	107	107	108	114	118	118	118	113	105	102	98	98
Thu	104	110	110	108	108	107	109	110	116	119	120	118	113	104	102	98	98
Fri	103	108	109	108	106	108	111	115	118	118	117	117	110	104	104	100	99
Sat	99	100	101	104	107	110	110	112	112	112	111	111	109	106	104	99	99
Sun	100	99	98	100	103	105	109	108	110	108	109	106	106	104	104	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	108	108	105	105	106	105	106	109	112	114	114	108	101	100	98	98
Tue	104	110	111	107	108	106	106	106	112	117	119	117	110	102	100	98	98
Wed	104	111	111	107	106	107	107	108	114	118	118	118	113	105	102	98	98
Thu	104	110	110	108	108	107	109	110	116	119	120	118	113	104	102	98	98
Fri	103	108	109	108	106	108	111	115	118	118	117	117	110	104	104	100	99
Sat	99	100	101	104	107	110	110	112	112	112	111	111	109	106	104	99	99
Sun	100	99	98	100	103	105	109	108	110	108	109	106	106	104	104	100	98