Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Lancaster

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-215 North, usually 105 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.

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	106	109	110	115	114	113	113	115	115	117	120	123	123	122	116	111	105
Tue	105	106	109	116	120	119	111	110	112	112	114	116	116	114	110	107	105
Wed	105	106	109	116	114	110	109	110	111	112	115	116	121	115	111	109	106
Thu	105	106	109	117	114	113	110	113	115	118	123	121	135	120	118	111	105
Fri	105	106	108	114	112	109	110	111	115	124	131	136	139	128	125	119	109
Sat	105	106	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	109	111	108	108	106	106	106	105
Sun	105	106	106	106	106	106	107	107	109	117	116	121	115	112	113	111	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 139 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 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (123 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 104 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 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 105 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 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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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	109	110	115	114	113	113	115	115	117	120	123	123	122	116	111	105
Tue	105	106	109	116	120	119	111	110	112	112	114	116	116	114	110	107	105
Wed	105	106	109	116	114	110	109	110	111	112	115	116	121	115	111	109	106
Thu	105	106	109	117	114	113	110	113	115	118	123	121	135	120	118	111	105
Fri	105	106	108	114	112	109	110	111	115	124	131	136	139	128	125	119	109
Sat	105	106	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	109	111	108	108	106	106	106	105
Sun	105	106	106	106	106	106	107	107	109	117	116	121	115	112	113	111	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	109	110	115	114	113	113	115	115	117	120	123	123	122	116	111	105
Tue	105	106	109	116	120	119	111	110	112	112	114	116	116	114	110	107	105
Wed	105	106	109	116	114	110	109	110	111	112	115	116	121	115	111	109	106
Thu	105	106	109	117	114	113	110	113	115	118	123	121	135	120	118	111	105
Fri	105	106	108	114	112	109	110	111	115	124	131	136	139	128	125	119	109
Sat	105	106	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	109	111	108	108	106	106	106	105
Sun	105	106	106	106	106	106	107	107	109	117	116	121	115	112	113	111	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	109	110	115	114	113	113	115	115	117	120	123	123	122	116	111	105
Tue	105	106	109	116	120	119	111	110	112	112	114	116	116	114	110	107	105
Wed	105	106	109	116	114	110	109	110	111	112	115	116	121	115	111	109	106
Thu	105	106	109	117	114	113	110	113	115	118	123	121	135	120	118	111	105
Fri	105	106	108	114	112	109	110	111	115	124	131	136	139	128	125	119	109
Sat	105	106	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	109	111	108	108	106	106	106	105
Sun	105	106	106	106	106	106	107	107	109	117	116	121	115	112	113	111	105