Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Hollywood

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Hollywood 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	76	98	91	80	73	72	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	68	68
Tue	93	105	104	91	75	72	72	71	72	70	71	70	72	72	73	72	69
Wed	102	72	70	74	71	71	71	69	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68
Thu	110	118	102	74	71	71	70	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	69
Fri	73	76	72	72	73	74	72	70	70	70	71	70	70	69	69	71	67
Sat	69	71	71	70	71	70	71	73	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	73	72	73	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Lancaster to Hollywood (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 132 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 11 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Hollywood 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 67 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Hollywood?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	98	91	80	73	72	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	68	68
Tue	93	105	104	91	75	72	72	71	72	70	71	70	72	72	73	72	69
Wed	102	72	70	74	71	71	71	69	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68
Thu	110	118	102	74	71	71	70	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	69
Fri	73	76	72	72	73	74	72	70	70	70	71	70	70	69	69	71	67
Sat	69	71	71	70	71	70	71	73	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	73	72	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	98	91	80	73	72	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	68	68
Tue	93	105	104	91	75	72	72	71	72	70	71	70	72	72	73	72	69
Wed	102	72	70	74	71	71	71	69	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68
Thu	110	118	102	74	71	71	70	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	69
Fri	73	76	72	72	73	74	72	70	70	70	71	70	70	69	69	71	67
Sat	69	71	71	70	71	70	71	73	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	73	72	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	98	91	80	73	72	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	68	68
Tue	93	105	104	91	75	72	72	71	72	70	71	70	72	72	73	72	69
Wed	102	72	70	74	71	71	71	69	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68
Thu	110	118	102	74	71	71	70	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	69
Fri	73	76	72	72	73	74	72	70	70	70	71	70	70	69	69	71	67
Sat	69	71	71	70	71	70	71	73	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	73	72	73	72	69