Best Time to Drive from Sawtelle to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 11% 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 72-mile drive from Sawtelle to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sawtelle 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 Sawtelle to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sawtelle to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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