Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Lancaster

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 85 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 Vermont Square 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	79	78	78	79	83	85	88	88	94	105	131	143	143	120	94	83	84
Tue	78	79	80	79	81	82	82	84	88	100	127	150	146	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	77	78	80	82	80	83	84	88	100	126	140	144	126	106	85	78
Thu	81	79	80	84	85	85	88	91	96	103	131	149	142	123	101	86	78
Fri	80	79	79	82	83	89	89	92	97	108	126	139	139	121	99	87	79
Sat	80	78	77	79	80	84	89	90	86	89	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	80	88	97	101	101	99	86	82	83	82	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Vermont Square to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 71 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 Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Lancaster?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 77 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lancaster to Vermont Square (return trip) · Vermont Square to Long Beach · Vermont Square to Anaheim · Vermont Square to Riverside · Vermont Square to Santa Ana · Vermont Square to Irvine · Vermont Square to San Bernardino · Vermont Square to Fontana · Vermont Square to Moreno Valley · Vermont Square to Huntington Beach · Vermont Square to Glendale · Vermont Square to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	78	79	83	85	88	88	94	105	131	143	143	120	94	83	84
Tue	78	79	80	79	81	82	82	84	88	100	127	150	146	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	77	78	80	82	80	83	84	88	100	126	140	144	126	106	85	78
Thu	81	79	80	84	85	85	88	91	96	103	131	149	142	123	101	86	78
Fri	80	79	79	82	83	89	89	92	97	108	126	139	139	121	99	87	79
Sat	80	78	77	79	80	84	89	90	86	89	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	80	88	97	101	101	99	86	82	83	82	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	78	79	83	85	88	88	94	105	131	143	143	120	94	83	84
Tue	78	79	80	79	81	82	82	84	88	100	127	150	146	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	77	78	80	82	80	83	84	88	100	126	140	144	126	106	85	78
Thu	81	79	80	84	85	85	88	91	96	103	131	149	142	123	101	86	78
Fri	80	79	79	82	83	89	89	92	97	108	126	139	139	121	99	87	79
Sat	80	78	77	79	80	84	89	90	86	89	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	80	88	97	101	101	99	86	82	83	82	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	78	79	83	85	88	88	94	105	131	143	143	120	94	83	84
Tue	78	79	80	79	81	82	82	84	88	100	127	150	146	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	77	78	80	82	80	83	84	88	100	126	140	144	126	106	85	78
Thu	81	79	80	84	85	85	88	91	96	103	131	149	142	123	101	86	78
Fri	80	79	79	82	83	89	89	92	97	108	126	139	139	121	99	87	79
Sat	80	78	77	79	80	84	89	90	86	89	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	80	88	97	101	101	99	86	82	83	82	81	79