Best Time to Drive from Manhattan Beach to Lancaster

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 94 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 98 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 Manhattan Beach to Lancaster 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	83	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	100	108	123	126	125	114	94	86	86
Tue	83	89	94	95	95	96	96	96	99	107	127	137	137	119	100	89	84
Wed	83	89	92	95	95	94	97	98	102	113	130	138	138	123	102	87	83
Thu	85	93	94	99	97	97	99	101	102	108	131	142	138	121	103	90	83
Fri	85	94	94	99	97	103	99	104	109	119	130	131	121	110	99	90	84
Sat	84	82	82	86	91	101	106	104	101	102	100	100	98	92	94	90	83
Sun	83	82	81	82	84	91	102	112	117	118	113	98	93	93	91	88	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Manhattan Beach to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 83 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan Beach to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-90 East in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Manhattan Beach (return trip) · Manhattan Beach to Los Angeles · Manhattan Beach to Long Beach · Manhattan Beach to Anaheim · Manhattan Beach to Riverside · Manhattan Beach to Santa Ana · Manhattan Beach to Irvine · Manhattan Beach to San Bernardino · Manhattan Beach to Fontana · Manhattan Beach to Moreno Valley · Manhattan Beach to Huntington Beach · Manhattan Beach to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	100	108	123	126	125	114	94	86	86
Tue	83	89	94	95	95	96	96	96	99	107	127	137	137	119	100	89	84
Wed	83	89	92	95	95	94	97	98	102	113	130	138	138	123	102	87	83
Thu	85	93	94	99	97	97	99	101	102	108	131	142	138	121	103	90	83
Fri	85	94	94	99	97	103	99	104	109	119	130	131	121	110	99	90	84
Sat	84	82	82	86	91	101	106	104	101	102	100	100	98	92	94	90	83
Sun	83	82	81	82	84	91	102	112	117	118	113	98	93	93	91	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	100	108	123	126	125	114	94	86	86
Tue	83	89	94	95	95	96	96	96	99	107	127	137	137	119	100	89	84
Wed	83	89	92	95	95	94	97	98	102	113	130	138	138	123	102	87	83
Thu	85	93	94	99	97	97	99	101	102	108	131	142	138	121	103	90	83
Fri	85	94	94	99	97	103	99	104	109	119	130	131	121	110	99	90	84
Sat	84	82	82	86	91	101	106	104	101	102	100	100	98	92	94	90	83
Sun	83	82	81	82	84	91	102	112	117	118	113	98	93	93	91	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	100	108	123	126	125	114	94	86	86
Tue	83	89	94	95	95	96	96	96	99	107	127	137	137	119	100	89	84
Wed	83	89	92	95	95	94	97	98	102	113	130	138	138	123	102	87	83
Thu	85	93	94	99	97	97	99	101	102	108	131	142	138	121	103	90	83
Fri	85	94	94	99	97	103	99	104	109	119	130	131	121	110	99	90	84
Sat	84	82	82	86	91	101	106	104	101	102	100	100	98	92	94	90	83
Sun	83	82	81	82	84	91	102	112	117	118	113	98	93	93	91	88	84