Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Lancaster

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 96 minutes via I-210 West and SR-14 North.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from San Dimas to Lancaster (via I-210 West and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 225 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (141 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (57 to 153 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 San Dimas to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 225 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Lancaster?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 95 to 225 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 225 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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