Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 95 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 12% 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 85-mile drive from Montebello to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 121 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (119 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 81 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 81 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 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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