Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 130 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 131 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 104-mile drive from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 104 minutes and up to 254 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 184 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (23 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 104 minutes then, versus up to 254 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 104-mile drive usually takes 104 to 254 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 184 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 254 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (38 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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