Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Lancaster

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 137 at this time.

Only 3% 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	88	89	87	91	92	96	103	99	112	134	177	192	174	137	105	94	89
Tue	88	88	90	90	91	92	93	95	101	122	178	199	175	142	114	95	89
Wed	87	87	88	90	91	90	92	96	102	120	166	190	179	153	120	95	88
Thu	91	89	92	95	96	95	101	104	113	128	172	188	175	144	115	96	90
Fri	89	89	89	93	95	100	99	105	112	130	164	183	171	137	110	96	90
Sat	90	88	88	89	90	96	101	99	98	99	97	99	95	93	93	92	88
Sun	87	86	86	87	87	92	99	106	110	110	108	94	91	92	91	92	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 86 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (111 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 11 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 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 86 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 200 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	88	89	87	91	92	96	103	99	112	134	177	192	174	137	105	94	89
Tue	88	88	90	90	91	92	93	95	101	122	178	199	175	142	114	95	89
Wed	87	87	88	90	91	90	92	96	102	120	166	190	179	153	120	95	88
Thu	91	89	92	95	96	95	101	104	113	128	172	188	175	144	115	96	90
Fri	89	89	89	93	95	100	99	105	112	130	164	183	171	137	110	96	90
Sat	90	88	88	89	90	96	101	99	98	99	97	99	95	93	93	92	88
Sun	87	86	86	87	87	92	99	106	110	110	108	94	91	92	91	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	87	91	92	96	103	99	112	134	177	192	174	137	105	94	89
Tue	88	88	90	90	91	92	93	95	101	122	178	199	175	142	114	95	89
Wed	87	87	88	90	91	90	92	96	102	120	166	190	179	153	120	95	88
Thu	91	89	92	95	96	95	101	104	113	128	172	188	175	144	115	96	90
Fri	89	89	89	93	95	100	99	105	112	130	164	183	171	137	110	96	90
Sat	90	88	88	89	90	96	101	99	98	99	97	99	95	93	93	92	88
Sun	87	86	86	87	87	92	99	106	110	110	108	94	91	92	91	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	87	91	92	96	103	99	112	134	177	192	174	137	105	94	89
Tue	88	88	90	90	91	92	93	95	101	122	178	199	175	142	114	95	89
Wed	87	87	88	90	91	90	92	96	102	120	166	190	179	153	120	95	88
Thu	91	89	92	95	96	95	101	104	113	128	172	188	175	144	115	96	90
Fri	89	89	89	93	95	100	99	105	112	130	164	183	171	137	110	96	90
Sat	90	88	88	89	90	96	101	99	98	99	97	99	95	93	93	92	88
Sun	87	86	86	87	87	92	99	106	110	110	108	94	91	92	91	92	88