Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Long Beach

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Lancaster to Long Beach (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 249 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 174 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (131 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (13 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 249 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Long Beach?

The 100-mile drive usually takes 95 to 249 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 174 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Long Beach?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 249 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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