Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Lancaster

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 99-mile drive from Long Beach to Lancaster (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 218 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 91 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach to central Lancaster 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 Long Beach to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 218 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Lancaster?

The 99-mile drive usually takes 90 to 218 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 218 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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