Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to El Monte

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via I-210 East and SR-14 South, usually 103 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lancaster to El Monte 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	102	102	104	104	104	105	104	104	109	116	121	122	110	102	101	100	100
Tue	102	102	105	105	106	104	105	105	107	116	121	123	114	104	102	101	101
Wed	103	103	103	104	106	106	105	105	111	117	120	127	116	105	102	101	101
Thu	103	104	105	104	105	105	104	106	113	123	128	131	116	105	103	101	101
Fri	103	104	104	106	105	106	109	115	124	133	134	126	112	106	103	101	100
Sat	102	101	102	102	104	105	106	107	110	112	112	106	104	102	101	100	100
Sun	101	102	101	101	101	102	102	102	103	103	104	102	102	101	102	100	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Lancaster to El Monte (via I-210 East and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (about 66 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central El Monte 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to El Monte?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 100 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to El Monte?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	102	102	105	105	106	104	105	105	107	116	121	123	114	104	102	101	101
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Fri	103	104	104	106	105	106	109	115	124	133	134	126	112	106	103	101	100
Sat	102	101	102	102	104	105	106	107	110	112	112	106	104	102	101	100	100
Sun	101	102	101	101	101	102	102	102	103	103	104	102	102	101	102	100	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	102	102	105	105	106	104	105	105	107	116	121	123	114	104	102	101	101
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Thu	103	104	105	104	105	105	104	106	113	123	128	131	116	105	103	101	101
Fri	103	104	104	106	105	106	109	115	124	133	134	126	112	106	103	101	100
Sat	102	101	102	102	104	105	106	107	110	112	112	106	104	102	101	100	100
Sun	101	102	101	101	101	102	102	102	103	103	104	102	102	101	102	100	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	102	104	104	104	105	104	104	109	116	121	122	110	102	101	100	100
Tue	102	102	105	105	106	104	105	105	107	116	121	123	114	104	102	101	101
Wed	103	103	103	104	106	106	105	105	111	117	120	127	116	105	102	101	101
Thu	103	104	105	104	105	105	104	106	113	123	128	131	116	105	103	101	101
Fri	103	104	104	106	105	106	109	115	124	133	134	126	112	106	103	101	100
Sat	102	101	102	102	104	105	106	107	110	112	112	106	104	102	101	100	100
Sun	101	102	101	101	101	102	102	102	103	103	104	102	102	101	102	100	101