Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Lancaster

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 87 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Torrance 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	84	92	103	105	104	103	103	99	105	110	124	127	126	113	94	88	88
Tue	84	96	134	137	123	114	109	101	105	110	126	136	135	118	100	90	85
Wed	84	96	133	144	127	112	106	104	106	112	130	134	134	123	101	89	84
Thu	86	100	134	139	118	114	113	106	107	111	130	139	134	118	101	90	84
Fri	85	101	131	126	107	110	112	114	114	120	129	128	118	109	99	91	84
Sat	86	84	84	87	91	104	111	108	109	110	105	104	101	93	97	91	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	86	92	104	116	126	128	118	102	96	95	93	91	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Torrance to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 145 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (128 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 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance 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 Torrance to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	103	105	104	103	103	99	105	110	124	127	126	113	94	88	88
Tue	84	96	134	137	123	114	109	101	105	110	126	136	135	118	100	90	85
Wed	84	96	133	144	127	112	106	104	106	112	130	134	134	123	101	89	84
Thu	86	100	134	139	118	114	113	106	107	111	130	139	134	118	101	90	84
Fri	85	101	131	126	107	110	112	114	114	120	129	128	118	109	99	91	84
Sat	86	84	84	87	91	104	111	108	109	110	105	104	101	93	97	91	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	86	92	104	116	126	128	118	102	96	95	93	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	103	105	104	103	103	99	105	110	124	127	126	113	94	88	88
Tue	84	96	134	137	123	114	109	101	105	110	126	136	135	118	100	90	85
Wed	84	96	133	144	127	112	106	104	106	112	130	134	134	123	101	89	84
Thu	86	100	134	139	118	114	113	106	107	111	130	139	134	118	101	90	84
Fri	85	101	131	126	107	110	112	114	114	120	129	128	118	109	99	91	84
Sat	86	84	84	87	91	104	111	108	109	110	105	104	101	93	97	91	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	86	92	104	116	126	128	118	102	96	95	93	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	103	105	104	103	103	99	105	110	124	127	126	113	94	88	88
Tue	84	96	134	137	123	114	109	101	105	110	126	136	135	118	100	90	85
Wed	84	96	133	144	127	112	106	104	106	112	130	134	134	123	101	89	84
Thu	86	100	134	139	118	114	113	106	107	111	130	139	134	118	101	90	84
Fri	85	101	131	126	107	110	112	114	114	120	129	128	118	109	99	91	84
Sat	86	84	84	87	91	104	111	108	109	110	105	104	101	93	97	91	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	86	92	104	116	126	128	118	102	96	95	93	91	85