Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to San Dimas

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 104 minutes via I-210 East and SR-14 South.

Only 14% 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 San Dimas 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	106	106	107	108	109	110	110	111	120	128	133	133	121	110	106	105	105
Tue	106	107	108	108	110	109	110	114	120	129	132	133	123	113	107	105	105
Wed	107	108	108	109	111	111	111	113	123	130	133	131	122	114	108	105	105
Thu	107	108	108	109	110	110	111	115	125	133	134	131	122	114	108	105	105
Fri	107	108	109	111	110	114	120	129	137	139	140	134	124	116	110	105	105
Sat	106	106	106	106	108	109	111	113	117	120	121	117	113	109	106	105	104
Sun	105	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	108	109	108	106	106	107	104	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Lancaster to San Dimas (via I-210 East and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 105 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (68 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 105 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to San Dimas?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 105 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to San Dimas?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	106	107	108	109	110	110	111	120	128	133	133	121	110	106	105	105
Tue	106	107	108	108	110	109	110	114	120	129	132	133	123	113	107	105	105
Wed	107	108	108	109	111	111	111	113	123	130	133	131	122	114	108	105	105
Thu	107	108	108	109	110	110	111	115	125	133	134	131	122	114	108	105	105
Fri	107	108	109	111	110	114	120	129	137	139	140	134	124	116	110	105	105
Sat	106	106	106	106	108	109	111	113	117	120	121	117	113	109	106	105	104
Sun	105	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	108	109	108	106	106	107	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	106	107	108	109	110	110	111	120	128	133	133	121	110	106	105	105
Tue	106	107	108	108	110	109	110	114	120	129	132	133	123	113	107	105	105
Wed	107	108	108	109	111	111	111	113	123	130	133	131	122	114	108	105	105
Thu	107	108	108	109	110	110	111	115	125	133	134	131	122	114	108	105	105
Fri	107	108	109	111	110	114	120	129	137	139	140	134	124	116	110	105	105
Sat	106	106	106	106	108	109	111	113	117	120	121	117	113	109	106	105	104
Sun	105	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	108	109	108	106	106	107	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	106	107	108	109	110	110	111	120	128	133	133	121	110	106	105	105
Tue	106	107	108	108	110	109	110	114	120	129	132	133	123	113	107	105	105
Wed	107	108	108	109	111	111	111	113	123	130	133	131	122	114	108	105	105
Thu	107	108	108	109	110	110	111	115	125	133	134	131	122	114	108	105	105
Fri	107	108	109	111	110	114	120	129	137	139	140	134	124	116	110	105	105
Sat	106	106	106	106	108	109	111	113	117	120	121	117	113	109	106	105	104
Sun	105	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	108	109	108	106	106	107	104	104