Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Lancaster

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 94 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 95 at this time.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Gate 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	83	89	104	109	108	106	105	102	105	105	109	111	112	106	97	89	87
Tue	84	91	104	111	108	107	100	99	97	101	107	112	117	106	102	91	84
Wed	83	91	102	107	107	104	100	100	100	104	106	110	110	103	100	91	83
Thu	84	89	105	110	111	106	105	105	104	106	115	120	115	106	102	95	85
Fri	84	90	98	104	105	105	104	108	108	108	111	112	108	106	104	97	85
Sat	85	83	84	86	89	100	104	102	102	104	101	102	100	99	100	97	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	89	101	111	117	118	114	104	100	102	101	96	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from South Gate to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Lancaster?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 83 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	89	104	109	108	106	105	102	105	105	109	111	112	106	97	89	87
Tue	84	91	104	111	108	107	100	99	97	101	107	112	117	106	102	91	84
Wed	83	91	102	107	107	104	100	100	100	104	106	110	110	103	100	91	83
Thu	84	89	105	110	111	106	105	105	104	106	115	120	115	106	102	95	85
Fri	84	90	98	104	105	105	104	108	108	108	111	112	108	106	104	97	85
Sat	85	83	84	86	89	100	104	102	102	104	101	102	100	99	100	97	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	89	101	111	117	118	114	104	100	102	101	96	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	89	104	109	108	106	105	102	105	105	109	111	112	106	97	89	87
Tue	84	91	104	111	108	107	100	99	97	101	107	112	117	106	102	91	84
Wed	83	91	102	107	107	104	100	100	100	104	106	110	110	103	100	91	83
Thu	84	89	105	110	111	106	105	105	104	106	115	120	115	106	102	95	85
Fri	84	90	98	104	105	105	104	108	108	108	111	112	108	106	104	97	85
Sat	85	83	84	86	89	100	104	102	102	104	101	102	100	99	100	97	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	89	101	111	117	118	114	104	100	102	101	96	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	89	104	109	108	106	105	102	105	105	109	111	112	106	97	89	87
Tue	84	91	104	111	108	107	100	99	97	101	107	112	117	106	102	91	84
Wed	83	91	102	107	107	104	100	100	100	104	106	110	110	103	100	91	83
Thu	84	89	105	110	111	106	105	105	104	106	115	120	115	106	102	95	85
Fri	84	90	98	104	105	105	104	108	108	108	111	112	108	106	104	97	85
Sat	85	83	84	86	89	100	104	102	102	104	101	102	100	99	100	97	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	89	101	111	117	118	114	104	100	102	101	96	87