Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to South Gate

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 115 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-5 South, usually 119 at this time.

Only 2% 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 South Gate 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	132	135	134	131	127	127	127	130	127	136	133	127	122	118	109	109
Tue	122	140	141	144	141	133	128	127	142	146	151	142	124	127	120	109	111
Wed	122	140	139	139	137	136	131	131	140	147	150	149	136	125	123	112	109
Thu	120	134	135	145	137	130	131	129	146	149	151	146	132	125	125	110	109
Fri	121	130	133	133	128	127	131	145	149	147	147	146	131	130	132	111	110
Sat	113	115	113	118	126	130	124	141	142	144	146	153	148	138	137	113	113
Sun	120	117	112	111	116	130	135	138	140	135	138	137	140	133	131	113	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Lancaster to South Gate (via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (153 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 52 miles surface streets (81 to 112 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to South Gate?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 109 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to South Gate?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 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	125	132	135	134	131	127	127	127	130	127	136	133	127	122	118	109	109
Tue	122	140	141	144	141	133	128	127	142	146	151	142	124	127	120	109	111
Wed	122	140	139	139	137	136	131	131	140	147	150	149	136	125	123	112	109
Thu	120	134	135	145	137	130	131	129	146	149	151	146	132	125	125	110	109
Fri	121	130	133	133	128	127	131	145	149	147	147	146	131	130	132	111	110
Sat	113	115	113	118	126	130	124	141	142	144	146	153	148	138	137	113	113
Sun	120	117	112	111	116	130	135	138	140	135	138	137	140	133	131	113	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	132	135	134	131	127	127	127	130	127	136	133	127	122	118	109	109
Tue	122	140	141	144	141	133	128	127	142	146	151	142	124	127	120	109	111
Wed	122	140	139	139	137	136	131	131	140	147	150	149	136	125	123	112	109
Thu	120	134	135	145	137	130	131	129	146	149	151	146	132	125	125	110	109
Fri	121	130	133	133	128	127	131	145	149	147	147	146	131	130	132	111	110
Sat	113	115	113	118	126	130	124	141	142	144	146	153	148	138	137	113	113
Sun	120	117	112	111	116	130	135	138	140	135	138	137	140	133	131	113	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	132	135	134	131	127	127	127	130	127	136	133	127	122	118	109	109
Tue	122	140	141	144	141	133	128	127	142	146	151	142	124	127	120	109	111
Wed	122	140	139	139	137	136	131	131	140	147	150	149	136	125	123	112	109
Thu	120	134	135	145	137	130	131	129	146	149	151	146	132	125	125	110	109
Fri	121	130	133	133	128	127	131	145	149	147	147	146	131	130	132	111	110
Sat	113	115	113	118	126	130	124	141	142	144	146	153	148	138	137	113	113
Sun	120	117	112	111	116	130	135	138	140	135	138	137	140	133	131	113	110