Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Westminster

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Westminster 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	131	161	141	120	109	107	106	107	106	106	104	103	103	104	103	101	100
Tue	173	188	159	132	111	107	106	106	107	105	105	106	108	108	110	106	103
Wed	134	121	127	120	107	106	106	105	106	105	105	105	105	107	107	101	101
Thu	189	187	147	111	105	105	104	105	104	105	103	103	103	103	105	105	103
Fri	110	115	110	107	109	111	107	105	105	106	107	105	105	104	107	105	100
Sat	107	109	107	107	107	107	113	115	108	108	108	108	106	104	105	101	100
Sun	103	103	102	102	105	106	106	106	107	107	108	107	109	110	111	106	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 108-mile drive from Lancaster to Westminster (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 207 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 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 94 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 108-mile drive usually takes 100 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Westminster?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	161	141	120	109	107	106	107	106	106	104	103	103	104	103	101	100
Tue	173	188	159	132	111	107	106	106	107	105	105	106	108	108	110	106	103
Wed	134	121	127	120	107	106	106	105	106	105	105	105	105	107	107	101	101
Thu	189	187	147	111	105	105	104	105	104	105	103	103	103	103	105	105	103
Fri	110	115	110	107	109	111	107	105	105	106	107	105	105	104	107	105	100
Sat	107	109	107	107	107	107	113	115	108	108	108	108	106	104	105	101	100
Sun	103	103	102	102	105	106	106	106	107	107	108	107	109	110	111	106	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	161	141	120	109	107	106	107	106	106	104	103	103	104	103	101	100
Tue	173	188	159	132	111	107	106	106	107	105	105	106	108	108	110	106	103
Wed	134	121	127	120	107	106	106	105	106	105	105	105	105	107	107	101	101
Thu	189	187	147	111	105	105	104	105	104	105	103	103	103	103	105	105	103
Fri	110	115	110	107	109	111	107	105	105	106	107	105	105	104	107	105	100
Sat	107	109	107	107	107	107	113	115	108	108	108	108	106	104	105	101	100
Sun	103	103	102	102	105	106	106	106	107	107	108	107	109	110	111	106	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	161	141	120	109	107	106	107	106	106	104	103	103	104	103	101	100
Tue	173	188	159	132	111	107	106	106	107	105	105	106	108	108	110	106	103
Wed	134	121	127	120	107	106	106	105	106	105	105	105	105	107	107	101	101
Thu	189	187	147	111	105	105	104	105	104	105	103	103	103	103	105	105	103
Fri	110	115	110	107	109	111	107	105	105	106	107	105	105	104	107	105	100
Sat	107	109	107	107	107	107	113	115	108	108	108	108	106	104	105	101	100
Sun	103	103	102	102	105	106	106	106	107	107	108	107	109	110	111	106	102