Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 79 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.

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lancaster to Los Angeles (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Lancaster

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: about 16 minutes, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lancaster to Los Angeles 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	78	95	96	89	82	79	79	79	80	83	86	85	80	76	74	73	72
Tue	82	102	102	96	86	82	81	81	82	85	89	90	85	79	76	74	72
Wed	82	94	97	93	85	81	80	80	82	86	89	90	84	78	75	73	71
Thu	81	100	98	91	84	81	80	81	83	86	90	90	84	79	75	73	71
Fri	78	87	88	85	83	83	83	84	86	90	91	88	84	81	78	74	72
Sat	72	73	74	75	77	79	81	83	82	82	81	81	79	78	76	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	74	72

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Los Angeles?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 71 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Los Angeles to Lancaster (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	95	96	89	82	79	79	79	80	83	86	85	80	76	74	73	72
Tue	82	102	102	96	86	82	81	81	82	85	89	90	85	79	76	74	72
Wed	82	94	97	93	85	81	80	80	82	86	89	90	84	78	75	73	71
Thu	81	100	98	91	84	81	80	81	83	86	90	90	84	79	75	73	71
Fri	78	87	88	85	83	83	83	84	86	90	91	88	84	81	78	74	72
Sat	72	73	74	75	77	79	81	83	82	82	81	81	79	78	76	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	95	96	89	82	79	79	79	80	83	86	85	80	76	74	73	72
Tue	82	102	102	96	86	82	81	81	82	85	89	90	85	79	76	74	72
Wed	82	94	97	93	85	81	80	80	82	86	89	90	84	78	75	73	71
Thu	81	100	98	91	84	81	80	81	83	86	90	90	84	79	75	73	71
Fri	78	87	88	85	83	83	83	84	86	90	91	88	84	81	78	74	72
Sat	72	73	74	75	77	79	81	83	82	82	81	81	79	78	76	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	95	96	89	82	79	79	79	80	83	86	85	80	76	74	73	72
Tue	82	102	102	96	86	82	81	81	82	85	89	90	85	79	76	74	72
Wed	82	94	97	93	85	81	80	80	82	86	89	90	84	78	75	73	71
Thu	81	100	98	91	84	81	80	81	83	86	90	90	84	79	75	73	71
Fri	78	87	88	85	83	83	83	84	86	90	91	88	84	81	78	74	72
Sat	72	73	74	75	77	79	81	83	82	82	81	81	79	78	76	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	74	72