Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Monterey Park

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-10 East, usually 103 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 Monterey Park 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	102	104	105	105	104	103	103	104	109	115	117	118	109	104	101	99	99
Tue	102	106	108	107	107	105	105	105	116	120	122	122	111	106	102	99	99
Wed	102	106	108	107	107	106	106	107	115	121	121	122	114	106	103	100	99
Thu	102	106	107	108	106	105	105	107	116	123	124	121	114	108	104	100	99
Fri	101	104	107	106	104	105	109	112	118	119	119	118	108	106	105	100	100
Sat	100	100	100	102	103	104	105	109	112	110	110	110	110	105	104	100	100
Sun	101	100	100	100	101	103	105	105	105	106	106	104	103	102	103	100	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Lancaster to Monterey Park (via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (68 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Monterey Park?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 99 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 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	102	104	105	105	104	103	103	104	109	115	117	118	109	104	101	99	99
Tue	102	106	108	107	107	105	105	105	116	120	122	122	111	106	102	99	99
Wed	102	106	108	107	107	106	106	107	115	121	121	122	114	106	103	100	99
Thu	102	106	107	108	106	105	105	107	116	123	124	121	114	108	104	100	99
Fri	101	104	107	106	104	105	109	112	118	119	119	118	108	106	105	100	100
Sat	100	100	100	102	103	104	105	109	112	110	110	110	110	105	104	100	100
Sun	101	100	100	100	101	103	105	105	105	106	106	104	103	102	103	100	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	104	105	105	104	103	103	104	109	115	117	118	109	104	101	99	99
Tue	102	106	108	107	107	105	105	105	116	120	122	122	111	106	102	99	99
Wed	102	106	108	107	107	106	106	107	115	121	121	122	114	106	103	100	99
Thu	102	106	107	108	106	105	105	107	116	123	124	121	114	108	104	100	99
Fri	101	104	107	106	104	105	109	112	118	119	119	118	108	106	105	100	100
Sat	100	100	100	102	103	104	105	109	112	110	110	110	110	105	104	100	100
Sun	101	100	100	100	101	103	105	105	105	106	106	104	103	102	103	100	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	104	105	105	104	103	103	104	109	115	117	118	109	104	101	99	99
Tue	102	106	108	107	107	105	105	105	116	120	122	122	111	106	102	99	99
Wed	102	106	108	107	107	106	106	107	115	121	121	122	114	106	103	100	99
Thu	102	106	107	108	106	105	105	107	116	123	124	121	114	108	104	100	99
Fri	101	104	107	106	104	105	109	112	118	119	119	118	108	106	105	100	100
Sat	100	100	100	102	103	104	105	109	112	110	110	110	110	105	104	100	100
Sun	101	100	100	100	101	103	105	105	105	106	106	104	103	102	103	100	99