Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Koreatown

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Koreatown 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	85	100	93	86	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	76
Tue	99	103	102	97	84	82	81	81	81	79	82	82	81	81	80	79	77
Wed	108	86	82	85	81	81	79	78	78	80	80	80	79	78	77	76	76
Thu	125	112	101	81	80	80	79	81	79	82	85	82	81	79	78	78	76
Fri	81	84	80	81	82	82	81	80	80	88	85	90	82	80	78	78	76
Sat	77	78	78	78	78	80	80	82	82	88	85	88	79	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Lancaster to Koreatown (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 129 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (17 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Koreatown 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 Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 76 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Koreatown?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	100	93	86	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	76
Tue	99	103	102	97	84	82	81	81	81	79	82	82	81	81	80	79	77
Wed	108	86	82	85	81	81	79	78	78	80	80	80	79	78	77	76	76
Thu	125	112	101	81	80	80	79	81	79	82	85	82	81	79	78	78	76
Fri	81	84	80	81	82	82	81	80	80	88	85	90	82	80	78	78	76
Sat	77	78	78	78	78	80	80	82	82	88	85	88	79	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	100	93	86	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	76
Tue	99	103	102	97	84	82	81	81	81	79	82	82	81	81	80	79	77
Wed	108	86	82	85	81	81	79	78	78	80	80	80	79	78	77	76	76
Thu	125	112	101	81	80	80	79	81	79	82	85	82	81	79	78	78	76
Fri	81	84	80	81	82	82	81	80	80	88	85	90	82	80	78	78	76
Sat	77	78	78	78	78	80	80	82	82	88	85	88	79	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	100	93	86	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	76
Tue	99	103	102	97	84	82	81	81	81	79	82	82	81	81	80	79	77
Wed	108	86	82	85	81	81	79	78	78	80	80	80	79	78	77	76	76
Thu	125	112	101	81	80	80	79	81	79	82	85	82	81	79	78	78	76
Fri	81	84	80	81	82	82	81	80	80	88	85	90	82	80	78	78	76
Sat	77	78	78	78	78	80	80	82	82	88	85	88	79	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	77