Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-210 West and SR-14 North, usually 107 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Pomona 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	102	170	204	171	147	139	129	122	121	117	126	128	119	114	108	107	103
Tue	101	185	221	183	159	145	129	119	117	124	131	134	127	117	109	107	103
Wed	103	188	223	188	151	140	134	126	123	133	141	139	131	122	110	108	105
Thu	102	188	218	183	155	148	130	123	123	128	146	138	138	120	110	107	103
Fri	102	145	164	154	150	144	137	146	144	149	157	157	143	128	114	108	104
Sat	104	107	107	111	113	129	144	137	150	143	138	134	128	123	109	103	104
Sun	103	103	103	104	104	107	115	133	134	130	120	116	113	110	107	107	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Pomona to Lancaster (via I-210 West and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 224 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (60 to 154 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona 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 Pomona to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 224 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 101 to 224 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Lancaster?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 224 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Pasadena · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	170	204	171	147	139	129	122	121	117	126	128	119	114	108	107	103
Tue	101	185	221	183	159	145	129	119	117	124	131	134	127	117	109	107	103
Wed	103	188	223	188	151	140	134	126	123	133	141	139	131	122	110	108	105
Thu	102	188	218	183	155	148	130	123	123	128	146	138	138	120	110	107	103
Fri	102	145	164	154	150	144	137	146	144	149	157	157	143	128	114	108	104
Sat	104	107	107	111	113	129	144	137	150	143	138	134	128	123	109	103	104
Sun	103	103	103	104	104	107	115	133	134	130	120	116	113	110	107	107	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	170	204	171	147	139	129	122	121	117	126	128	119	114	108	107	103
Tue	101	185	221	183	159	145	129	119	117	124	131	134	127	117	109	107	103
Wed	103	188	223	188	151	140	134	126	123	133	141	139	131	122	110	108	105
Thu	102	188	218	183	155	148	130	123	123	128	146	138	138	120	110	107	103
Fri	102	145	164	154	150	144	137	146	144	149	157	157	143	128	114	108	104
Sat	104	107	107	111	113	129	144	137	150	143	138	134	128	123	109	103	104
Sun	103	103	103	104	104	107	115	133	134	130	120	116	113	110	107	107	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	170	204	171	147	139	129	122	121	117	126	128	119	114	108	107	103
Tue	101	185	221	183	159	145	129	119	117	124	131	134	127	117	109	107	103
Wed	103	188	223	188	151	140	134	126	123	133	141	139	131	122	110	108	105
Thu	102	188	218	183	155	148	130	123	123	128	146	138	138	120	110	107	103
Fri	102	145	164	154	150	144	137	146	144	149	157	157	143	128	114	108	104
Sat	104	107	107	111	113	129	144	137	150	143	138	134	128	123	109	103	104
Sun	103	103	103	104	104	107	115	133	134	130	120	116	113	110	107	107	102