Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Lancaster

Right now (10:21 pm PST): about 101 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 North and SR-14 North.

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	139	207	186	151	133	124	121	122	123	148	139	131	120	112	106	102
Tue	101	151	222	201	167	148	130	119	118	130	154	152	142	125	116	109	102
Wed	100	148	212	194	159	136	129	124	123	141	170	162	146	130	116	108	103
Thu	100	139	207	185	153	146	129	124	123	140	167	162	150	127	114	107	104
Fri	101	127	157	154	145	144	138	149	157	171	180	177	149	133	116	108	104
Sat	103	104	105	105	109	118	139	135	140	138	136	133	126	122	111	103	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	103	109	121	129	129	123	116	115	114	106	104	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 222 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (140 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 157 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 222 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 100 to 222 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 222 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	139	207	186	151	133	124	121	122	123	148	139	131	120	112	106	102
Tue	101	151	222	201	167	148	130	119	118	130	154	152	142	125	116	109	102
Wed	100	148	212	194	159	136	129	124	123	141	170	162	146	130	116	108	103
Thu	100	139	207	185	153	146	129	124	123	140	167	162	150	127	114	107	104
Fri	101	127	157	154	145	144	138	149	157	171	180	177	149	133	116	108	104
Sat	103	104	105	105	109	118	139	135	140	138	136	133	126	122	111	103	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	103	109	121	129	129	123	116	115	114	106	104	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	139	207	186	151	133	124	121	122	123	148	139	131	120	112	106	102
Tue	101	151	222	201	167	148	130	119	118	130	154	152	142	125	116	109	102
Wed	100	148	212	194	159	136	129	124	123	141	170	162	146	130	116	108	103
Thu	100	139	207	185	153	146	129	124	123	140	167	162	150	127	114	107	104
Fri	101	127	157	154	145	144	138	149	157	171	180	177	149	133	116	108	104
Sat	103	104	105	105	109	118	139	135	140	138	136	133	126	122	111	103	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	103	109	121	129	129	123	116	115	114	106	104	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	139	207	186	151	133	124	121	122	123	148	139	131	120	112	106	102
Tue	101	151	222	201	167	148	130	119	118	130	154	152	142	125	116	109	102
Wed	100	148	212	194	159	136	129	124	123	141	170	162	146	130	116	108	103
Thu	100	139	207	185	153	146	129	124	123	140	167	162	150	127	114	107	104
Fri	101	127	157	154	145	144	138	149	157	171	180	177	149	133	116	108	104
Sat	103	104	105	105	109	118	139	135	140	138	136	133	126	122	111	103	104
Sun	101	101	101	102	103	103	109	121	129	129	123	116	115	114	106	104	102