Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to South Gate

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 125 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-5 South, usually 124 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	126	131	133	133	130	127	128	128	129	125	131	130	126	120	119	109	109
Tue	123	136	142	142	141	134	127	127	139	146	152	146	123	122	120	109	109
Wed	122	137	140	137	139	135	131	131	141	146	148	147	135	124	123	110	109
Thu	121	133	135	145	137	131	131	130	148	149	152	149	133	124	124	109	109
Fri	121	132	135	135	130	129	136	148	149	148	146	145	131	129	132	113	110
Sat	113	114	111	125	136	139	138	149	151	154	155	156	153	136	133	111	112
Sun	119	116	110	112	118	129	136	135	137	141	138	134	132	126	128	113	109

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 152 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (158 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 110 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 152 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 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to South Gate?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 152 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	126	131	133	133	130	127	128	128	129	125	131	130	126	120	119	109	109
Tue	123	136	142	142	141	134	127	127	139	146	152	146	123	122	120	109	109
Wed	122	137	140	137	139	135	131	131	141	146	148	147	135	124	123	110	109
Thu	121	133	135	145	137	131	131	130	148	149	152	149	133	124	124	109	109
Fri	121	132	135	135	130	129	136	148	149	148	146	145	131	129	132	113	110
Sat	113	114	111	125	136	139	138	149	151	154	155	156	153	136	133	111	112
Sun	119	116	110	112	118	129	136	135	137	141	138	134	132	126	128	113	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	126	131	133	133	130	127	128	128	129	125	131	130	126	120	119	109	109
Tue	123	136	142	142	141	134	127	127	139	146	152	146	123	122	120	109	109
Wed	122	137	140	137	139	135	131	131	141	146	148	147	135	124	123	110	109
Thu	121	133	135	145	137	131	131	130	148	149	152	149	133	124	124	109	109
Fri	121	132	135	135	130	129	136	148	149	148	146	145	131	129	132	113	110
Sat	113	114	111	125	136	139	138	149	151	154	155	156	153	136	133	111	112
Sun	119	116	110	112	118	129	136	135	137	141	138	134	132	126	128	113	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	126	131	133	133	130	127	128	128	129	125	131	130	126	120	119	109	109
Tue	123	136	142	142	141	134	127	127	139	146	152	146	123	122	120	109	109
Wed	122	137	140	137	139	135	131	131	141	146	148	147	135	124	123	110	109
Thu	121	133	135	145	137	131	131	130	148	149	152	149	133	124	124	109	109
Fri	121	132	135	135	130	129	136	148	149	148	146	145	131	129	132	113	110
Sat	113	114	111	125	136	139	138	149	151	154	155	156	153	136	133	111	112
Sun	119	116	110	112	118	129	136	135	137	141	138	134	132	126	128	113	109