Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Lancaster

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Anaheim 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	91	102	109	118	119	115	117	113	120	113	118	118	116	110	101	96	92
Tue	91	103	111	121	116	114	109	109	108	112	116	122	126	111	106	98	94
Wed	90	102	109	115	117	111	107	108	108	109	115	120	122	112	109	95	91
Thu	92	102	112	117	118	115	114	112	112	117	132	137	127	118	111	101	93
Fri	92	101	106	111	113	115	115	118	120	121	128	127	126	124	114	104	93
Sat	94	92	94	96	101	113	122	115	118	114	112	113	111	109	110	104	93
Sun	91	91	90	91	93	101	111	120	126	128	123	114	108	110	109	108	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 101-mile drive from Anaheim to Lancaster (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (128 minutes).

About 92 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 101-mile drive usually takes 90 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lancaster to Anaheim (return trip) · Anaheim to Los Angeles · Anaheim to Santa Monica · Anaheim to Pasadena · Anaheim to Long Beach · Anaheim to West Covina · Anaheim to Burbank · Anaheim to Glendale · Anaheim to Santa Clarita · Anaheim to Van Nuys · Anaheim to Torrance · Anaheim to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	102	109	118	119	115	117	113	120	113	118	118	116	110	101	96	92
Tue	91	103	111	121	116	114	109	109	108	112	116	122	126	111	106	98	94
Wed	90	102	109	115	117	111	107	108	108	109	115	120	122	112	109	95	91
Thu	92	102	112	117	118	115	114	112	112	117	132	137	127	118	111	101	93
Fri	92	101	106	111	113	115	115	118	120	121	128	127	126	124	114	104	93
Sat	94	92	94	96	101	113	122	115	118	114	112	113	111	109	110	104	93
Sun	91	91	90	91	93	101	111	120	126	128	123	114	108	110	109	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	102	109	118	119	115	117	113	120	113	118	118	116	110	101	96	92
Tue	91	103	111	121	116	114	109	109	108	112	116	122	126	111	106	98	94
Wed	90	102	109	115	117	111	107	108	108	109	115	120	122	112	109	95	91
Thu	92	102	112	117	118	115	114	112	112	117	132	137	127	118	111	101	93
Fri	92	101	106	111	113	115	115	118	120	121	128	127	126	124	114	104	93
Sat	94	92	94	96	101	113	122	115	118	114	112	113	111	109	110	104	93
Sun	91	91	90	91	93	101	111	120	126	128	123	114	108	110	109	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	102	109	118	119	115	117	113	120	113	118	118	116	110	101	96	92
Tue	91	103	111	121	116	114	109	109	108	112	116	122	126	111	106	98	94
Wed	90	102	109	115	117	111	107	108	108	109	115	120	122	112	109	95	91
Thu	92	102	112	117	118	115	114	112	112	117	132	137	127	118	111	101	93
Fri	92	101	106	111	113	115	115	118	120	121	128	127	126	124	114	104	93
Sat	94	92	94	96	101	113	122	115	118	114	112	113	111	109	110	104	93
Sun	91	91	90	91	93	101	111	120	126	128	123	114	108	110	109	108	95