Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Lancaster

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North and SR-14 North, usually 112 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Whittier 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	100	138	189	170	147	136	128	124	123	119	146	137	125	117	109	106	102
Tue	100	150	207	181	159	145	129	121	118	130	146	145	134	123	114	107	102
Wed	101	150	202	184	154	137	132	127	126	138	153	147	135	128	115	108	103
Thu	100	146	209	183	153	144	131	124	126	136	155	147	143	123	112	107	103
Fri	101	126	154	153	149	144	139	149	155	163	167	161	146	131	114	108	104
Sat	103	106	106	107	111	123	144	139	150	144	141	139	129	122	109	104	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	104	111	129	132	133	123	117	114	110	106	105	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Whittier to Lancaster (via I-210 West and I-605 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 209 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 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (59 to 145 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 209 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 100 to 209 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 209 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lancaster to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	189	170	147	136	128	124	123	119	146	137	125	117	109	106	102
Tue	100	150	207	181	159	145	129	121	118	130	146	145	134	123	114	107	102
Wed	101	150	202	184	154	137	132	127	126	138	153	147	135	128	115	108	103
Thu	100	146	209	183	153	144	131	124	126	136	155	147	143	123	112	107	103
Fri	101	126	154	153	149	144	139	149	155	163	167	161	146	131	114	108	104
Sat	103	106	106	107	111	123	144	139	150	144	141	139	129	122	109	104	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	104	111	129	132	133	123	117	114	110	106	105	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	189	170	147	136	128	124	123	119	146	137	125	117	109	106	102
Tue	100	150	207	181	159	145	129	121	118	130	146	145	134	123	114	107	102
Wed	101	150	202	184	154	137	132	127	126	138	153	147	135	128	115	108	103
Thu	100	146	209	183	153	144	131	124	126	136	155	147	143	123	112	107	103
Fri	101	126	154	153	149	144	139	149	155	163	167	161	146	131	114	108	104
Sat	103	106	106	107	111	123	144	139	150	144	141	139	129	122	109	104	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	104	111	129	132	133	123	117	114	110	106	105	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	189	170	147	136	128	124	123	119	146	137	125	117	109	106	102
Tue	100	150	207	181	159	145	129	121	118	130	146	145	134	123	114	107	102
Wed	101	150	202	184	154	137	132	127	126	138	153	147	135	128	115	108	103
Thu	100	146	209	183	153	144	131	124	126	136	155	147	143	123	112	107	103
Fri	101	126	154	153	149	144	139	149	155	163	167	161	146	131	114	108	104
Sat	103	106	106	107	111	123	144	139	150	144	141	139	129	122	109	104	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	104	111	129	132	133	123	117	114	110	106	105	102