Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Montebello

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 123 minutes via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West, usually 129 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Montebello 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	115	122	118	114	117	123	121	126	134	141	145	144	138	117	109	106	106
Tue	115	129	128	116	119	119	119	124	140	146	149	146	137	126	112	106	107
Wed	114	129	125	117	117	118	120	123	138	144	145	143	136	126	114	107	106
Thu	114	126	126	117	121	123	127	132	143	148	150	148	140	123	115	107	106
Fri	112	122	127	120	118	122	127	140	146	148	147	147	139	124	118	107	107
Sat	107	108	112	116	119	123	125	129	133	133	131	131	127	120	118	109	109
Sun	108	107	107	109	115	119	127	127	133	127	127	124	123	121	121	109	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lancaster to Montebello (via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (75 to 99 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 106 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Montebello?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 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	115	122	118	114	117	123	121	126	134	141	145	144	138	117	109	106	106
Tue	115	129	128	116	119	119	119	124	140	146	149	146	137	126	112	106	107
Wed	114	129	125	117	117	118	120	123	138	144	145	143	136	126	114	107	106
Thu	114	126	126	117	121	123	127	132	143	148	150	148	140	123	115	107	106
Fri	112	122	127	120	118	122	127	140	146	148	147	147	139	124	118	107	107
Sat	107	108	112	116	119	123	125	129	133	133	131	131	127	120	118	109	109
Sun	108	107	107	109	115	119	127	127	133	127	127	124	123	121	121	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	122	118	114	117	123	121	126	134	141	145	144	138	117	109	106	106
Tue	115	129	128	116	119	119	119	124	140	146	149	146	137	126	112	106	107
Wed	114	129	125	117	117	118	120	123	138	144	145	143	136	126	114	107	106
Thu	114	126	126	117	121	123	127	132	143	148	150	148	140	123	115	107	106
Fri	112	122	127	120	118	122	127	140	146	148	147	147	139	124	118	107	107
Sat	107	108	112	116	119	123	125	129	133	133	131	131	127	120	118	109	109
Sun	108	107	107	109	115	119	127	127	133	127	127	124	123	121	121	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	122	118	114	117	123	121	126	134	141	145	144	138	117	109	106	106
Tue	115	129	128	116	119	119	119	124	140	146	149	146	137	126	112	106	107
Wed	114	129	125	117	117	118	120	123	138	144	145	143	136	126	114	107	106
Thu	114	126	126	117	121	123	127	132	143	148	150	148	140	123	115	107	106
Fri	112	122	127	120	118	122	127	140	146	148	147	147	139	124	118	107	107
Sat	107	108	112	116	119	123	125	129	133	133	131	131	127	120	118	109	109
Sun	108	107	107	109	115	119	127	127	133	127	127	124	123	121	121	109	107