Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Lancaster

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Mid-City 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	73	69	70	69	75	78	79	80	86	95	114	126	128	110	85	78	73
Tue	70	70	72	71	73	73	74	75	78	87	110	131	133	110	90	79	73
Wed	71	69	70	71	73	72	76	75	79	86	108	120	128	113	96	77	70
Thu	74	72	73	76	77	77	77	82	85	92	114	131	128	111	93	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	75	81	80	84	88	95	110	123	127	110	90	79	72
Sat	72	71	69	71	73	74	81	82	77	81	77	77	76	73	74	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	70	70	73	81	87	92	92	91	79	73	74	73	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Mid-City to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 68 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 central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Lancaster?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lancaster to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Palmdale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	69	70	69	75	78	79	80	86	95	114	126	128	110	85	78	73
Tue	70	70	72	71	73	73	74	75	78	87	110	131	133	110	90	79	73
Wed	71	69	70	71	73	72	76	75	79	86	108	120	128	113	96	77	70
Thu	74	72	73	76	77	77	77	82	85	92	114	131	128	111	93	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	75	81	80	84	88	95	110	123	127	110	90	79	72
Sat	72	71	69	71	73	74	81	82	77	81	77	77	76	73	74	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	70	70	73	81	87	92	92	91	79	73	74	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	69	70	69	75	78	79	80	86	95	114	126	128	110	85	78	73
Tue	70	70	72	71	73	73	74	75	78	87	110	131	133	110	90	79	73
Wed	71	69	70	71	73	72	76	75	79	86	108	120	128	113	96	77	70
Thu	74	72	73	76	77	77	77	82	85	92	114	131	128	111	93	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	75	81	80	84	88	95	110	123	127	110	90	79	72
Sat	72	71	69	71	73	74	81	82	77	81	77	77	76	73	74	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	70	70	73	81	87	92	92	91	79	73	74	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	69	70	69	75	78	79	80	86	95	114	126	128	110	85	78	73
Tue	70	70	72	71	73	73	74	75	78	87	110	131	133	110	90	79	73
Wed	71	69	70	71	73	72	76	75	79	86	108	120	128	113	96	77	70
Thu	74	72	73	76	77	77	77	82	85	92	114	131	128	111	93	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	75	81	80	84	88	95	110	123	127	110	90	79	72
Sat	72	71	69	71	73	74	81	82	77	81	77	77	76	73	74	75	71
Sun	71	69	69	70	70	73	81	87	92	92	91	79	73	74	73	73	71