Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Lancaster

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 97 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Montebello 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	82	87	98	104	104	103	107	102	109	103	108	110	109	102	95	88	83
Tue	80	87	98	104	103	103	99	97	96	100	107	112	119	106	103	91	83
Wed	81	85	97	104	103	100	98	98	97	100	106	108	110	103	102	89	80
Thu	82	86	100	106	105	102	105	103	103	106	118	122	116	108	104	93	83
Fri	82	87	94	100	104	105	104	107	111	112	113	115	113	109	106	96	84
Sat	83	81	82	85	89	102	109	105	106	106	102	102	99	98	99	97	84
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	88	100	111	119	120	115	103	96	97	99	96	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Montebello to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 80 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (35 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	87	98	104	104	103	107	102	109	103	108	110	109	102	95	88	83
Tue	80	87	98	104	103	103	99	97	96	100	107	112	119	106	103	91	83
Wed	81	85	97	104	103	100	98	98	97	100	106	108	110	103	102	89	80
Thu	82	86	100	106	105	102	105	103	103	106	118	122	116	108	104	93	83
Fri	82	87	94	100	104	105	104	107	111	112	113	115	113	109	106	96	84
Sat	83	81	82	85	89	102	109	105	106	106	102	102	99	98	99	97	84
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	88	100	111	119	120	115	103	96	97	99	96	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	87	98	104	104	103	107	102	109	103	108	110	109	102	95	88	83
Tue	80	87	98	104	103	103	99	97	96	100	107	112	119	106	103	91	83
Wed	81	85	97	104	103	100	98	98	97	100	106	108	110	103	102	89	80
Thu	82	86	100	106	105	102	105	103	103	106	118	122	116	108	104	93	83
Fri	82	87	94	100	104	105	104	107	111	112	113	115	113	109	106	96	84
Sat	83	81	82	85	89	102	109	105	106	106	102	102	99	98	99	97	84
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	88	100	111	119	120	115	103	96	97	99	96	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	87	98	104	104	103	107	102	109	103	108	110	109	102	95	88	83
Tue	80	87	98	104	103	103	99	97	96	100	107	112	119	106	103	91	83
Wed	81	85	97	104	103	100	98	98	97	100	106	108	110	103	102	89	80
Thu	82	86	100	106	105	102	105	103	103	106	118	122	116	108	104	93	83
Fri	82	87	94	100	104	105	104	107	111	112	113	115	113	109	106	96	84
Sat	83	81	82	85	89	102	109	105	106	106	102	102	99	98	99	97	84
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	88	100	111	119	120	115	103	96	97	99	96	85