Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to La Mirada

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 137 minutes via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West, usually 140 at this time.

Only 3% 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 La Mirada 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	116	128	131	126	124	130	129	134	147	173	181	174	152	125	114	111	111
Tue	115	142	145	131	126	127	128	131	154	191	201	186	165	136	118	110	111
Wed	115	138	139	134	126	124	127	130	150	165	179	172	151	133	120	111	110
Thu	115	136	137	130	129	130	134	142	174	197	202	183	162	131	119	112	110
Fri	114	127	131	125	127	129	134	154	181	192	195	189	160	132	123	111	111
Sat	111	112	113	117	121	125	125	133	137	141	145	139	132	123	121	113	113
Sun	110	112	111	111	115	119	127	127	131	127	127	126	126	123	123	113	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Lancaster to La Mirada (via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 152 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (145 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (73 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to La Mirada?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 110 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 152 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to La Mirada?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	128	131	126	124	130	129	134	147	173	181	174	152	125	114	111	111
Tue	115	142	145	131	126	127	128	131	154	191	201	186	165	136	118	110	111
Wed	115	138	139	134	126	124	127	130	150	165	179	172	151	133	120	111	110
Thu	115	136	137	130	129	130	134	142	174	197	202	183	162	131	119	112	110
Fri	114	127	131	125	127	129	134	154	181	192	195	189	160	132	123	111	111
Sat	111	112	113	117	121	125	125	133	137	141	145	139	132	123	121	113	113
Sun	110	112	111	111	115	119	127	127	131	127	127	126	126	123	123	113	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	128	131	126	124	130	129	134	147	173	181	174	152	125	114	111	111
Tue	115	142	145	131	126	127	128	131	154	191	201	186	165	136	118	110	111
Wed	115	138	139	134	126	124	127	130	150	165	179	172	151	133	120	111	110
Thu	115	136	137	130	129	130	134	142	174	197	202	183	162	131	119	112	110
Fri	114	127	131	125	127	129	134	154	181	192	195	189	160	132	123	111	111
Sat	111	112	113	117	121	125	125	133	137	141	145	139	132	123	121	113	113
Sun	110	112	111	111	115	119	127	127	131	127	127	126	126	123	123	113	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	128	131	126	124	130	129	134	147	173	181	174	152	125	114	111	111
Tue	115	142	145	131	126	127	128	131	154	191	201	186	165	136	118	110	111
Wed	115	138	139	134	126	124	127	130	150	165	179	172	151	133	120	111	110
Thu	115	136	137	130	129	130	134	142	174	197	202	183	162	131	119	112	110
Fri	114	127	131	125	127	129	134	154	181	192	195	189	160	132	123	111	111
Sat	111	112	113	117	121	125	125	133	137	141	145	139	132	123	121	113	113
Sun	110	112	111	111	115	119	127	127	131	127	127	126	126	123	123	113	111