Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to El Monte

Right now (4:51 am PST): about 100 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.

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 131 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 (111 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 131 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 131 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 131 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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