Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Sawtelle

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via SR-14 South and I-405 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 8% 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 72-mile drive from Lancaster to Sawtelle (via SR-14 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (10 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Sawtelle 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 Sawtelle?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Sawtelle?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 70 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Sawtelle?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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