Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Mid-City

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 78 at this time.

None 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 Mid-City 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	88	114	104	90	83	82	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78	77	76
Tue	112	127	120	102	84	82	81	81	81	79	80	79	81	81	82	81	78
Wed	103	89	87	91	81	80	80	78	79	79	78	78	79	80	80	78	77
Thu	138	135	117	84	80	80	79	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	80	78
Fri	83	86	81	82	82	84	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	78	79	80	76
Sat	79	81	80	80	80	80	81	84	81	80	80	80	80	78	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lancaster to Mid-City (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 149 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 11:30 am on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 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 central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Mid-City?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 76 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Mid-City?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (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	88	114	104	90	83	82	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78	77	76
Tue	112	127	120	102	84	82	81	81	81	79	80	79	81	81	82	81	78
Wed	103	89	87	91	81	80	80	78	79	79	78	78	79	80	80	78	77
Thu	138	135	117	84	80	80	79	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	80	78
Fri	83	86	81	82	82	84	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	78	79	80	76
Sat	79	81	80	80	80	80	81	84	81	80	80	80	80	78	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	114	104	90	83	82	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78	77	76
Tue	112	127	120	102	84	82	81	81	81	79	80	79	81	81	82	81	78
Wed	103	89	87	91	81	80	80	78	79	79	78	78	79	80	80	78	77
Thu	138	135	117	84	80	80	79	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	80	78
Fri	83	86	81	82	82	84	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	78	79	80	76
Sat	79	81	80	80	80	80	81	84	81	80	80	80	80	78	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	114	104	90	83	82	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78	77	76
Tue	112	127	120	102	84	82	81	81	81	79	80	79	81	81	82	81	78
Wed	103	89	87	91	81	80	80	78	79	79	78	78	79	80	80	78	77
Thu	138	135	117	84	80	80	79	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	80	78
Fri	83	86	81	82	82	84	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	78	79	80	76
Sat	79	81	80	80	80	80	81	84	81	80	80	80	80	78	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	81	78