Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Vermont Square

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 117 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-110 South, usually 123 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 Vermont Square 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	109	111	113	113	111	109	109	110	111	112	116	113	108	107	105	102	102
Tue	109	116	117	118	116	112	111	110	119	124	125	115	109	109	106	102	102
Wed	108	116	118	115	114	114	112	113	120	124	124	121	115	108	107	103	102
Thu	108	115	115	119	115	111	111	114	123	126	125	119	112	108	108	102	102
Fri	107	111	115	112	110	110	115	122	125	123	122	121	111	113	111	103	102
Sat	104	104	104	106	108	111	110	118	117	119	121	124	120	114	111	103	103
Sun	106	104	103	103	105	110	113	113	116	115	114	113	113	111	110	103	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Lancaster to Vermont Square (via SR-14 South and SR-2 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (124 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (73 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Vermont Square?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 102 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Vermont Square?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 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	109	111	113	113	111	109	109	110	111	112	116	113	108	107	105	102	102
Tue	109	116	117	118	116	112	111	110	119	124	125	115	109	109	106	102	102
Wed	108	116	118	115	114	114	112	113	120	124	124	121	115	108	107	103	102
Thu	108	115	115	119	115	111	111	114	123	126	125	119	112	108	108	102	102
Fri	107	111	115	112	110	110	115	122	125	123	122	121	111	113	111	103	102
Sat	104	104	104	106	108	111	110	118	117	119	121	124	120	114	111	103	103
Sun	106	104	103	103	105	110	113	113	116	115	114	113	113	111	110	103	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	111	113	113	111	109	109	110	111	112	116	113	108	107	105	102	102
Tue	109	116	117	118	116	112	111	110	119	124	125	115	109	109	106	102	102
Wed	108	116	118	115	114	114	112	113	120	124	124	121	115	108	107	103	102
Thu	108	115	115	119	115	111	111	114	123	126	125	119	112	108	108	102	102
Fri	107	111	115	112	110	110	115	122	125	123	122	121	111	113	111	103	102
Sat	104	104	104	106	108	111	110	118	117	119	121	124	120	114	111	103	103
Sun	106	104	103	103	105	110	113	113	116	115	114	113	113	111	110	103	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	111	113	113	111	109	109	110	111	112	116	113	108	107	105	102	102
Tue	109	116	117	118	116	112	111	110	119	124	125	115	109	109	106	102	102
Wed	108	116	118	115	114	114	112	113	120	124	124	121	115	108	107	103	102
Thu	108	115	115	119	115	111	111	114	123	126	125	119	112	108	108	102	102
Fri	107	111	115	112	110	110	115	122	125	123	122	121	111	113	111	103	102
Sat	104	104	104	106	108	111	110	118	117	119	121	124	120	114	111	103	103
Sun	106	104	103	103	105	110	113	113	116	115	114	113	113	111	110	103	102