Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Lancaster

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-215 North, usually 109 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Riverside 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	107	110	111	116	115	118	124	125	125	121	121	121	120	124	120	110	106
Tue	105	106	109	115	137	140	112	110	112	113	114	116	114	112	109	108	105
Wed	105	106	109	118	113	110	110	110	111	112	116	116	119	115	109	108	105
Thu	105	106	108	117	114	112	111	113	115	115	119	119	132	121	118	110	105
Fri	105	105	108	112	110	109	110	112	115	126	135	138	145	139	130	122	111
Sat	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	107	111	120	117	109	107	106	107	105
Sun	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	108	109	115	114	119	107	107	108	109	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Riverside to Lancaster (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 105 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 58 miles surface streets (78 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 105 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 105 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	110	111	116	115	118	124	125	125	121	121	121	120	124	120	110	106
Tue	105	106	109	115	137	140	112	110	112	113	114	116	114	112	109	108	105
Wed	105	106	109	118	113	110	110	110	111	112	116	116	119	115	109	108	105
Thu	105	106	108	117	114	112	111	113	115	115	119	119	132	121	118	110	105
Fri	105	105	108	112	110	109	110	112	115	126	135	138	145	139	130	122	111
Sat	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	107	111	120	117	109	107	106	107	105
Sun	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	108	109	115	114	119	107	107	108	109	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	110	111	116	115	118	124	125	125	121	121	121	120	124	120	110	106
Tue	105	106	109	115	137	140	112	110	112	113	114	116	114	112	109	108	105
Wed	105	106	109	118	113	110	110	110	111	112	116	116	119	115	109	108	105
Thu	105	106	108	117	114	112	111	113	115	115	119	119	132	121	118	110	105
Fri	105	105	108	112	110	109	110	112	115	126	135	138	145	139	130	122	111
Sat	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	107	111	120	117	109	107	106	107	105
Sun	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	108	109	115	114	119	107	107	108	109	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	110	111	116	115	118	124	125	125	121	121	121	120	124	120	110	106
Tue	105	106	109	115	137	140	112	110	112	113	114	116	114	112	109	108	105
Wed	105	106	109	118	113	110	110	110	111	112	116	116	119	115	109	108	105
Thu	105	106	108	117	114	112	111	113	115	115	119	119	132	121	118	110	105
Fri	105	105	108	112	110	109	110	112	115	126	135	138	145	139	130	122	111
Sat	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	109	107	111	120	117	109	107	106	107	105
Sun	105	105	105	106	106	106	107	108	109	115	114	119	107	107	108	109	105