Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 12% 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 88-mile drive from Torrance to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (109 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 21 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 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 82 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 179 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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