Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Pico Rivera

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 123 minutes via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West, usually 128 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 Pico Rivera 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	113	117	116	114	115	118	117	121	128	139	146	142	132	115	108	104	104
Tue	113	124	122	116	118	116	117	119	134	149	156	146	137	121	110	104	104
Wed	111	124	122	116	116	116	117	120	132	139	141	138	129	119	112	105	104
Thu	112	122	120	118	119	119	122	127	141	150	153	149	140	119	113	104	104
Fri	110	118	122	117	115	117	124	136	146	149	150	149	135	120	116	105	105
Sat	105	106	109	112	115	119	119	125	128	129	127	129	124	119	116	106	106
Sun	107	106	105	106	111	116	123	124	127	123	123	121	121	117	117	106	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Lancaster to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South and SR-14 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 104 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (129 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (70 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 104 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Pico Rivera?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 104 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 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	113	117	116	114	115	118	117	121	128	139	146	142	132	115	108	104	104
Tue	113	124	122	116	118	116	117	119	134	149	156	146	137	121	110	104	104
Wed	111	124	122	116	116	116	117	120	132	139	141	138	129	119	112	105	104
Thu	112	122	120	118	119	119	122	127	141	150	153	149	140	119	113	104	104
Fri	110	118	122	117	115	117	124	136	146	149	150	149	135	120	116	105	105
Sat	105	106	109	112	115	119	119	125	128	129	127	129	124	119	116	106	106
Sun	107	106	105	106	111	116	123	124	127	123	123	121	121	117	117	106	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	117	116	114	115	118	117	121	128	139	146	142	132	115	108	104	104
Tue	113	124	122	116	118	116	117	119	134	149	156	146	137	121	110	104	104
Wed	111	124	122	116	116	116	117	120	132	139	141	138	129	119	112	105	104
Thu	112	122	120	118	119	119	122	127	141	150	153	149	140	119	113	104	104
Fri	110	118	122	117	115	117	124	136	146	149	150	149	135	120	116	105	105
Sat	105	106	109	112	115	119	119	125	128	129	127	129	124	119	116	106	106
Sun	107	106	105	106	111	116	123	124	127	123	123	121	121	117	117	106	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	117	116	114	115	118	117	121	128	139	146	142	132	115	108	104	104
Tue	113	124	122	116	118	116	117	119	134	149	156	146	137	121	110	104	104
Wed	111	124	122	116	116	116	117	120	132	139	141	138	129	119	112	105	104
Thu	112	122	120	118	119	119	122	127	141	150	153	149	140	119	113	104	104
Fri	110	118	122	117	115	117	124	136	146	149	150	149	135	120	116	105	105
Sat	105	106	109	112	115	119	119	125	128	129	127	129	124	119	116	106	106
Sun	107	106	105	106	111	116	123	124	127	123	123	121	121	117	117	106	105