Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Lancaster

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via SR-14 North and I-210 West, usually 91 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Pasadena 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	84	82	81	83	95	104	105	104	100	96	92	92	94	95	88	84	82
Tue	84	87	81	84	93	104	103	105	98	98	94	97	89	91	92	92	81
Wed	84	83	85	83	99	102	105	107	103	99	98	100	101	95	97	90	86
Thu	84	86	83	89	96	103	111	105	101	96	93	95	92	91	96	92	90
Fri	86	91	85	89	95	99	101	100	102	100	97	95	89	88	93	89	85
Sat	86	83	90	83	88	88	91	91	90	93	91	89	90	86	87	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	88	91	89	86	85	83	81	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Pasadena to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (60 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 81 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Lancaster?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	82	81	83	95	104	105	104	100	96	92	92	94	95	88	84	82
Tue	84	87	81	84	93	104	103	105	98	98	94	97	89	91	92	92	81
Wed	84	83	85	83	99	102	105	107	103	99	98	100	101	95	97	90	86
Thu	84	86	83	89	96	103	111	105	101	96	93	95	92	91	96	92	90
Fri	86	91	85	89	95	99	101	100	102	100	97	95	89	88	93	89	85
Sat	86	83	90	83	88	88	91	91	90	93	91	89	90	86	87	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	88	91	89	86	85	83	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	82	81	83	95	104	105	104	100	96	92	92	94	95	88	84	82
Tue	84	87	81	84	93	104	103	105	98	98	94	97	89	91	92	92	81
Wed	84	83	85	83	99	102	105	107	103	99	98	100	101	95	97	90	86
Thu	84	86	83	89	96	103	111	105	101	96	93	95	92	91	96	92	90
Fri	86	91	85	89	95	99	101	100	102	100	97	95	89	88	93	89	85
Sat	86	83	90	83	88	88	91	91	90	93	91	89	90	86	87	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	88	91	89	86	85	83	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	82	81	83	95	104	105	104	100	96	92	92	94	95	88	84	82
Tue	84	87	81	84	93	104	103	105	98	98	94	97	89	91	92	92	81
Wed	84	83	85	83	99	102	105	107	103	99	98	100	101	95	97	90	86
Thu	84	86	83	89	96	103	111	105	101	96	93	95	92	91	96	92	90
Fri	86	91	85	89	95	99	101	100	102	100	97	95	89	88	93	89	85
Sat	86	83	90	83	88	88	91	91	90	93	91	89	90	86	87	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	88	91	89	86	85	83	81	81