Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Lancaster

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 85 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 78 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.

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	71	71	71	72	75	76	77	79	81	90	110	121	123	109	86	75	73
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	78	87	107	125	129	110	91	79	72
Wed	71	70	70	72	74	73	75	75	78	87	104	118	125	113	95	76	71
Thu	73	72	73	76	78	78	76	81	84	89	108	126	124	107	91	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	74	78	79	81	85	92	109	118	117	104	87	79	72
Sat	72	70	69	71	72	73	79	79	76	78	76	77	76	73	74	74	70
Sun	71	70	69	70	70	72	79	87	91	91	90	78	75	75	74	73	72

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 70 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (92 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 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)

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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 · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto · Mid-City to Compton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	72	75	76	77	79	81	90	110	121	123	109	86	75	73
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	78	87	107	125	129	110	91	79	72
Wed	71	70	70	72	74	73	75	75	78	87	104	118	125	113	95	76	71
Thu	73	72	73	76	78	78	76	81	84	89	108	126	124	107	91	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	74	78	79	81	85	92	109	118	117	104	87	79	72
Sat	72	70	69	71	72	73	79	79	76	78	76	77	76	73	74	74	70
Sun	71	70	69	70	70	72	79	87	91	91	90	78	75	75	74	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	72	75	76	77	79	81	90	110	121	123	109	86	75	73
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	78	87	107	125	129	110	91	79	72
Wed	71	70	70	72	74	73	75	75	78	87	104	118	125	113	95	76	71
Thu	73	72	73	76	78	78	76	81	84	89	108	126	124	107	91	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	74	78	79	81	85	92	109	118	117	104	87	79	72
Sat	72	70	69	71	72	73	79	79	76	78	76	77	76	73	74	74	70
Sun	71	70	69	70	70	72	79	87	91	91	90	78	75	75	74	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	72	75	76	77	79	81	90	110	121	123	109	86	75	73
Tue	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	78	87	107	125	129	110	91	79	72
Wed	71	70	70	72	74	73	75	75	78	87	104	118	125	113	95	76	71
Thu	73	72	73	76	78	78	76	81	84	89	108	126	124	107	91	78	71
Fri	72	72	71	74	74	78	79	81	85	92	109	118	117	104	87	79	72
Sat	72	70	69	71	72	73	79	79	76	78	76	77	76	73	74	74	70
Sun	71	70	69	70	70	72	79	87	91	91	90	78	75	75	74	73	72