Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Lakewood

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 112 minutes via I-5 South and SR-14 South.

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 Lakewood 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	117	124	121	118	122	125	127	129	145	176	176	172	151	124	115	111	112
Tue	124	141	136	122	125	124	125	132	157	188	199	184	161	135	118	110	112
Wed	122	139	135	125	123	124	124	129	142	154	159	151	142	129	121	112	111
Thu	123	138	133	125	129	128	133	136	169	186	191	185	161	127	120	111	111
Fri	117	130	132	127	123	128	133	154	179	188	188	184	155	131	124	112	112
Sat	111	112	116	119	124	126	129	132	142	143	140	139	133	125	123	113	114
Sun	112	112	111	112	118	123	130	132	135	131	132	130	130	125	125	113	112

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Lancaster to Lakewood (via I-5 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (69 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 110 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Lakewood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 199 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-605 South in Orange County (5 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	117	124	121	118	122	125	127	129	145	176	176	172	151	124	115	111	112
Tue	124	141	136	122	125	124	125	132	157	188	199	184	161	135	118	110	112
Wed	122	139	135	125	123	124	124	129	142	154	159	151	142	129	121	112	111
Thu	123	138	133	125	129	128	133	136	169	186	191	185	161	127	120	111	111
Fri	117	130	132	127	123	128	133	154	179	188	188	184	155	131	124	112	112
Sat	111	112	116	119	124	126	129	132	142	143	140	139	133	125	123	113	114
Sun	112	112	111	112	118	123	130	132	135	131	132	130	130	125	125	113	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	124	121	118	122	125	127	129	145	176	176	172	151	124	115	111	112
Tue	124	141	136	122	125	124	125	132	157	188	199	184	161	135	118	110	112
Wed	122	139	135	125	123	124	124	129	142	154	159	151	142	129	121	112	111
Thu	123	138	133	125	129	128	133	136	169	186	191	185	161	127	120	111	111
Fri	117	130	132	127	123	128	133	154	179	188	188	184	155	131	124	112	112
Sat	111	112	116	119	124	126	129	132	142	143	140	139	133	125	123	113	114
Sun	112	112	111	112	118	123	130	132	135	131	132	130	130	125	125	113	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	124	121	118	122	125	127	129	145	176	176	172	151	124	115	111	112
Tue	124	141	136	122	125	124	125	132	157	188	199	184	161	135	118	110	112
Wed	122	139	135	125	123	124	124	129	142	154	159	151	142	129	121	112	111
Thu	123	138	133	125	129	128	133	136	169	186	191	185	161	127	120	111	111
Fri	117	130	132	127	123	128	133	154	179	188	188	184	155	131	124	112	112
Sat	111	112	116	119	124	126	129	132	142	143	140	139	133	125	123	113	114
Sun	112	112	111	112	118	123	130	132	135	131	132	130	130	125	125	113	112