Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Lancaster

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 90 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Monterey Park to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 112 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Lancaster?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 74 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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