Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-14 North and I-210 West, usually 92 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	83	81	81	83	94	104	106	102	100	96	91	92	87	87	88	84	81
Tue	84	87	81	85	93	104	105	105	98	97	95	97	89	89	92	87	81
Wed	86	84	85	85	102	104	110	110	103	99	98	98	93	95	95	88	88
Thu	84	83	82	87	95	101	108	103	98	96	92	93	89	87	90	89	87
Fri	86	89	85	90	97	101	100	101	102	99	96	94	88	88	91	87	85
Sat	88	83	89	82	88	88	91	91	91	95	91	89	90	88	85	81	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	86	87	85	84	82	81	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 80 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Wednesdays. 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 (104 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 86 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 80 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 80 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Lancaster?

Leaving around 11:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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	83	81	81	83	94	104	106	102	100	96	91	92	87	87	88	84	81
Tue	84	87	81	85	93	104	105	105	98	97	95	97	89	89	92	87	81
Wed	86	84	85	85	102	104	110	110	103	99	98	98	93	95	95	88	88
Thu	84	83	82	87	95	101	108	103	98	96	92	93	89	87	90	89	87
Fri	86	89	85	90	97	101	100	101	102	99	96	94	88	88	91	87	85
Sat	88	83	89	82	88	88	91	91	91	95	91	89	90	88	85	81	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	86	87	85	84	82	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	81	81	83	94	104	106	102	100	96	91	92	87	87	88	84	81
Tue	84	87	81	85	93	104	105	105	98	97	95	97	89	89	92	87	81
Wed	86	84	85	85	102	104	110	110	103	99	98	98	93	95	95	88	88
Thu	84	83	82	87	95	101	108	103	98	96	92	93	89	87	90	89	87
Fri	86	89	85	90	97	101	100	101	102	99	96	94	88	88	91	87	85
Sat	88	83	89	82	88	88	91	91	91	95	91	89	90	88	85	81	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	86	87	85	84	82	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	81	81	83	94	104	106	102	100	96	91	92	87	87	88	84	81
Tue	84	87	81	85	93	104	105	105	98	97	95	97	89	89	92	87	81
Wed	86	84	85	85	102	104	110	110	103	99	98	98	93	95	95	88	88
Thu	84	83	82	87	95	101	108	103	98	96	92	93	89	87	90	89	87
Fri	86	89	85	90	97	101	100	101	102	99	96	94	88	88	91	87	85
Sat	88	83	89	82	88	88	91	91	91	95	91	89	90	88	85	81	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	81	81	85	87	86	87	85	84	82	81	81	81