Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Lancaster

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 113 minutes via I-210 West and SR-14 North, usually 112 at this time.

Only 9% 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 75-mile drive from West Covina to Lancaster (via I-210 West and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 226 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (146 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (64 to 173 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina 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 West Covina to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 226 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Lancaster?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 95 to 226 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 226 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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