Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 123 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 129 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	125	136	131	119	115	116	118	132	135	150	151	149	135	113	109	105	105
Tue	149	145	160	140	122	119	146	176	212	234	249	209	169	133	116	108	106
Wed	144	125	135	127	116	118	134	182	232	248	241	219	177	142	121	106	105
Thu	152	144	140	125	120	123	141	175	221	214	204	188	173	152	126	108	105
Fri	117	116	119	116	116	125	173	193	194	170	160	168	157	141	123	108	104
Sat	106	108	109	110	112	118	127	131	141	135	131	126	118	114	113	106	105
Sun	105	105	106	108	109	112	114	118	121	118	119	119	116	116	115	108	105

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 255 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 181 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (141 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 255 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 255 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 181 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 255 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	136	131	119	115	116	118	132	135	150	151	149	135	113	109	105	105
Tue	149	145	160	140	122	119	146	176	212	234	249	209	169	133	116	108	106
Wed	144	125	135	127	116	118	134	182	232	248	241	219	177	142	121	106	105
Thu	152	144	140	125	120	123	141	175	221	214	204	188	173	152	126	108	105
Fri	117	116	119	116	116	125	173	193	194	170	160	168	157	141	123	108	104
Sat	106	108	109	110	112	118	127	131	141	135	131	126	118	114	113	106	105
Sun	105	105	106	108	109	112	114	118	121	118	119	119	116	116	115	108	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	136	131	119	115	116	118	132	135	150	151	149	135	113	109	105	105
Tue	149	145	160	140	122	119	146	176	212	234	249	209	169	133	116	108	106
Wed	144	125	135	127	116	118	134	182	232	248	241	219	177	142	121	106	105
Thu	152	144	140	125	120	123	141	175	221	214	204	188	173	152	126	108	105
Fri	117	116	119	116	116	125	173	193	194	170	160	168	157	141	123	108	104
Sat	106	108	109	110	112	118	127	131	141	135	131	126	118	114	113	106	105
Sun	105	105	106	108	109	112	114	118	121	118	119	119	116	116	115	108	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	136	131	119	115	116	118	132	135	150	151	149	135	113	109	105	105
Tue	149	145	160	140	122	119	146	176	212	234	249	209	169	133	116	108	106
Wed	144	125	135	127	116	118	134	182	232	248	241	219	177	142	121	106	105
Thu	152	144	140	125	120	123	141	175	221	214	204	188	173	152	126	108	105
Fri	117	116	119	116	116	125	173	193	194	170	160	168	157	141	123	108	104
Sat	106	108	109	110	112	118	127	131	141	135	131	126	118	114	113	106	105
Sun	105	105	106	108	109	112	114	118	121	118	119	119	116	116	115	108	105