Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Inglewood

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 81 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Inglewood 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	87	106	99	90	84	85	87	88	89	92	95	93	91	83	80	77	77
Tue	97	110	121	109	89	87	90	97	100	104	124	133	124	97	87	80	77
Wed	103	93	95	98	85	85	89	93	104	116	128	143	130	103	91	79	76
Thu	103	113	107	96	87	91	91	94	101	115	130	139	132	116	96	80	77
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	90	94	96	103	112	125	129	124	108	94	80	76
Sat	77	80	80	80	81	82	85	89	92	95	95	91	87	83	83	79	76
Sun	76	77	77	78	79	80	83	85	86	87	87	86	85	86	85	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Lancaster to Inglewood (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (11 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 76 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 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	87	106	99	90	84	85	87	88	89	92	95	93	91	83	80	77	77
Tue	97	110	121	109	89	87	90	97	100	104	124	133	124	97	87	80	77
Wed	103	93	95	98	85	85	89	93	104	116	128	143	130	103	91	79	76
Thu	103	113	107	96	87	91	91	94	101	115	130	139	132	116	96	80	77
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	90	94	96	103	112	125	129	124	108	94	80	76
Sat	77	80	80	80	81	82	85	89	92	95	95	91	87	83	83	79	76
Sun	76	77	77	78	79	80	83	85	86	87	87	86	85	86	85	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	106	99	90	84	85	87	88	89	92	95	93	91	83	80	77	77
Tue	97	110	121	109	89	87	90	97	100	104	124	133	124	97	87	80	77
Wed	103	93	95	98	85	85	89	93	104	116	128	143	130	103	91	79	76
Thu	103	113	107	96	87	91	91	94	101	115	130	139	132	116	96	80	77
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	90	94	96	103	112	125	129	124	108	94	80	76
Sat	77	80	80	80	81	82	85	89	92	95	95	91	87	83	83	79	76
Sun	76	77	77	78	79	80	83	85	86	87	87	86	85	86	85	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	106	99	90	84	85	87	88	89	92	95	93	91	83	80	77	77
Tue	97	110	121	109	89	87	90	97	100	104	124	133	124	97	87	80	77
Wed	103	93	95	98	85	85	89	93	104	116	128	143	130	103	91	79	76
Thu	103	113	107	96	87	91	91	94	101	115	130	139	132	116	96	80	77
Fri	83	86	83	84	84	90	94	96	103	112	125	129	124	108	94	80	76
Sat	77	80	80	80	81	82	85	89	92	95	95	91	87	83	83	79	76
Sun	76	77	77	78	79	80	83	85	86	87	87	86	85	86	85	81	77