Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Lancaster

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 118 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 112 at this time.

Only 8% 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 San Pedro 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	87	98	121	122	119	115	111	107	110	112	126	125	125	113	96	91	90
Tue	87	109	178	169	144	131	122	107	109	113	125	134	135	121	102	92	88
Wed	87	110	184	177	148	132	117	111	112	115	129	134	134	125	103	92	87
Thu	88	112	171	163	137	132	122	115	111	116	131	139	132	121	103	93	88
Fri	87	111	163	142	121	117	127	123	120	124	130	128	118	111	101	94	88
Sat	90	88	89	91	94	108	118	113	121	119	113	110	106	98	103	95	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	90	95	109	122	137	137	123	107	102	100	97	96	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from San Pedro to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (142 minutes).

About 89 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 87 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	121	122	119	115	111	107	110	112	126	125	125	113	96	91	90
Tue	87	109	178	169	144	131	122	107	109	113	125	134	135	121	102	92	88
Wed	87	110	184	177	148	132	117	111	112	115	129	134	134	125	103	92	87
Thu	88	112	171	163	137	132	122	115	111	116	131	139	132	121	103	93	88
Fri	87	111	163	142	121	117	127	123	120	124	130	128	118	111	101	94	88
Sat	90	88	89	91	94	108	118	113	121	119	113	110	106	98	103	95	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	90	95	109	122	137	137	123	107	102	100	97	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	121	122	119	115	111	107	110	112	126	125	125	113	96	91	90
Tue	87	109	178	169	144	131	122	107	109	113	125	134	135	121	102	92	88
Wed	87	110	184	177	148	132	117	111	112	115	129	134	134	125	103	92	87
Thu	88	112	171	163	137	132	122	115	111	116	131	139	132	121	103	93	88
Fri	87	111	163	142	121	117	127	123	120	124	130	128	118	111	101	94	88
Sat	90	88	89	91	94	108	118	113	121	119	113	110	106	98	103	95	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	90	95	109	122	137	137	123	107	102	100	97	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	121	122	119	115	111	107	110	112	126	125	125	113	96	91	90
Tue	87	109	178	169	144	131	122	107	109	113	125	134	135	121	102	92	88
Wed	87	110	184	177	148	132	117	111	112	115	129	134	134	125	103	92	87
Thu	88	112	171	163	137	132	122	115	111	116	131	139	132	121	103	93	88
Fri	87	111	163	142	121	117	127	123	120	124	130	128	118	111	101	94	88
Sat	90	88	89	91	94	108	118	113	121	119	113	110	106	98	103	95	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	90	95	109	122	137	137	123	107	102	100	97	96	88