Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Whittier

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 116 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-14 South, usually 112 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Whittier 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	112	112	113	115	116	118	117	119	132	153	163	159	129	114	112	111	110
Tue	113	112	114	116	118	116	118	121	130	159	174	171	144	121	113	111	111
Wed	114	113	113	117	119	119	120	122	138	157	165	162	139	120	113	111	111
Thu	114	114	115	117	119	118	119	125	145	170	182	168	143	122	115	112	111
Fri	114	114	115	119	118	120	129	145	165	185	185	163	136	122	114	111	111
Sat	113	112	112	112	114	115	119	123	128	132	133	122	118	114	112	111	110
Sun	111	112	111	111	111	112	113	113	117	115	116	113	112	112	113	110	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Lancaster to Whittier (via I-210 East and I-605 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 138 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (133 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (71 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 110 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 138 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Whittier?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	112	113	115	116	118	117	119	132	153	163	159	129	114	112	111	110
Tue	113	112	114	116	118	116	118	121	130	159	174	171	144	121	113	111	111
Wed	114	113	113	117	119	119	120	122	138	157	165	162	139	120	113	111	111
Thu	114	114	115	117	119	118	119	125	145	170	182	168	143	122	115	112	111
Fri	114	114	115	119	118	120	129	145	165	185	185	163	136	122	114	111	111
Sat	113	112	112	112	114	115	119	123	128	132	133	122	118	114	112	111	110
Sun	111	112	111	111	111	112	113	113	117	115	116	113	112	112	113	110	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	112	113	115	116	118	117	119	132	153	163	159	129	114	112	111	110
Tue	113	112	114	116	118	116	118	121	130	159	174	171	144	121	113	111	111
Wed	114	113	113	117	119	119	120	122	138	157	165	162	139	120	113	111	111
Thu	114	114	115	117	119	118	119	125	145	170	182	168	143	122	115	112	111
Fri	114	114	115	119	118	120	129	145	165	185	185	163	136	122	114	111	111
Sat	113	112	112	112	114	115	119	123	128	132	133	122	118	114	112	111	110
Sun	111	112	111	111	111	112	113	113	117	115	116	113	112	112	113	110	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	112	113	115	116	118	117	119	132	153	163	159	129	114	112	111	110
Tue	113	112	114	116	118	116	118	121	130	159	174	171	144	121	113	111	111
Wed	114	113	113	117	119	119	120	122	138	157	165	162	139	120	113	111	111
Thu	114	114	115	117	119	118	119	125	145	170	182	168	143	122	115	112	111
Fri	114	114	115	119	118	120	129	145	165	185	185	163	136	122	114	111	111
Sat	113	112	112	112	114	115	119	123	128	132	133	122	118	114	112	111	110
Sun	111	112	111	111	111	112	113	113	117	115	116	113	112	112	113	110	111