Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Gardena

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Gardena 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	106	132	119	102	94	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	88	89	88	87	86
Tue	138	153	135	114	95	92	91	91	92	90	90	90	92	92	93	91	89
Wed	123	103	102	103	92	91	91	89	90	90	89	89	90	91	91	87	87
Thu	163	155	129	95	91	91	89	91	89	90	89	88	89	89	90	90	89
Fri	95	99	93	93	93	95	92	90	90	90	91	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	91	91	91	94	96	92	91	91	92	91	89	90	88	86
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	93	92	93	93	94	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Lancaster to Gardena (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 172 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (16 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 86 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Gardena?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (31 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	106	132	119	102	94	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	88	89	88	87	86
Tue	138	153	135	114	95	92	91	91	92	90	90	90	92	92	93	91	89
Wed	123	103	102	103	92	91	91	89	90	90	89	89	90	91	91	87	87
Thu	163	155	129	95	91	91	89	91	89	90	89	88	89	89	90	90	89
Fri	95	99	93	93	93	95	92	90	90	90	91	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	91	91	91	94	96	92	91	91	92	91	89	90	88	86
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	93	92	93	93	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	132	119	102	94	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	88	89	88	87	86
Tue	138	153	135	114	95	92	91	91	92	90	90	90	92	92	93	91	89
Wed	123	103	102	103	92	91	91	89	90	90	89	89	90	91	91	87	87
Thu	163	155	129	95	91	91	89	91	89	90	89	88	89	89	90	90	89
Fri	95	99	93	93	93	95	92	90	90	90	91	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	91	91	91	94	96	92	91	91	92	91	89	90	88	86
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	93	92	93	93	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	132	119	102	94	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	88	89	88	87	86
Tue	138	153	135	114	95	92	91	91	92	90	90	90	92	92	93	91	89
Wed	123	103	102	103	92	91	91	89	90	90	89	89	90	91	91	87	87
Thu	163	155	129	95	91	91	89	91	89	90	89	88	89	89	90	90	89
Fri	95	99	93	93	93	95	92	90	90	90	91	90	90	89	90	90	86
Sat	90	92	91	91	91	91	94	96	92	91	91	92	91	89	90	88	86
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	93	92	93	93	94	91	88