Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 10% 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	78	78	79	80	82	85	86	87	91	102	127	139	139	120	95	83	82
Tue	78	78	81	80	81	82	82	84	87	98	125	144	143	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	78	78	80	82	81	83	83	88	99	120	137	142	126	104	84	79
Thu	80	79	81	84	87	86	86	90	94	101	124	143	140	121	101	86	79
Fri	79	79	79	82	83	87	88	90	94	103	123	132	131	117	97	86	79
Sat	79	78	77	79	79	83	88	88	85	86	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	78	78	81	88	97	101	101	99	86	83	83	82	82	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 78 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 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 20 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 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 78 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 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)

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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	78	78	79	80	82	85	86	87	91	102	127	139	139	120	95	83	82
Tue	78	78	81	80	81	82	82	84	87	98	125	144	143	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	78	78	80	82	81	83	83	88	99	120	137	142	126	104	84	79
Thu	80	79	81	84	87	86	86	90	94	101	124	143	140	121	101	86	79
Fri	79	79	79	82	83	87	88	90	94	103	123	132	131	117	97	86	79
Sat	79	78	77	79	79	83	88	88	85	86	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	78	78	81	88	97	101	101	99	86	83	83	82	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	80	82	85	86	87	91	102	127	139	139	120	95	83	82
Tue	78	78	81	80	81	82	82	84	87	98	125	144	143	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	78	78	80	82	81	83	83	88	99	120	137	142	126	104	84	79
Thu	80	79	81	84	87	86	86	90	94	101	124	143	140	121	101	86	79
Fri	79	79	79	82	83	87	88	90	94	103	123	132	131	117	97	86	79
Sat	79	78	77	79	79	83	88	88	85	86	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	78	78	81	88	97	101	101	99	86	83	83	82	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	80	82	85	86	87	91	102	127	139	139	120	95	83	82
Tue	78	78	81	80	81	82	82	84	87	98	125	144	143	121	100	86	80
Wed	78	78	78	80	82	81	83	83	88	99	120	137	142	126	104	84	79
Thu	80	79	81	84	87	86	86	90	94	101	124	143	140	121	101	86	79
Fri	79	79	79	82	83	87	88	90	94	103	123	132	131	117	97	86	79
Sat	79	78	77	79	79	83	88	88	85	86	85	86	84	82	82	82	78
Sun	78	78	77	78	78	81	88	97	101	101	99	86	83	83	82	82	79