Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Lancaster

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 96 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North.

Only 23% 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	110	118	118	114	114	112	116	114	119	121	118	112	104	97	95
Tue	92	103	111	120	115	113	108	109	108	111	117	125	126	113	109	98	92
Wed	91	101	108	112	113	110	107	109	110	112	119	122	122	115	108	98	91
Thu	92	101	112	117	118	113	113	113	113	115	127	133	127	116	110	101	93
Fri	91	100	105	109	111	112	113	115	117	118	124	124	122	122	114	103	92
Sat	93	92	94	95	99	109	115	109	113	111	111	111	110	109	110	104	93
Sun	92	92	91	91	93	100	113	120	125	127	119	113	108	110	109	104	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 91 minutes and up to 133 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 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (127 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 91 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 101-mile drive usually takes 91 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 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

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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	110	118	118	114	114	112	116	114	119	121	118	112	104	97	95
Tue	92	103	111	120	115	113	108	109	108	111	117	125	126	113	109	98	92
Wed	91	101	108	112	113	110	107	109	110	112	119	122	122	115	108	98	91
Thu	92	101	112	117	118	113	113	113	113	115	127	133	127	116	110	101	93
Fri	91	100	105	109	111	112	113	115	117	118	124	124	122	122	114	103	92
Sat	93	92	94	95	99	109	115	109	113	111	111	111	110	109	110	104	93
Sun	92	92	91	91	93	100	113	120	125	127	119	113	108	110	109	104	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	102	110	118	118	114	114	112	116	114	119	121	118	112	104	97	95
Tue	92	103	111	120	115	113	108	109	108	111	117	125	126	113	109	98	92
Wed	91	101	108	112	113	110	107	109	110	112	119	122	122	115	108	98	91
Thu	92	101	112	117	118	113	113	113	113	115	127	133	127	116	110	101	93
Fri	91	100	105	109	111	112	113	115	117	118	124	124	122	122	114	103	92
Sat	93	92	94	95	99	109	115	109	113	111	111	111	110	109	110	104	93
Sun	92	92	91	91	93	100	113	120	125	127	119	113	108	110	109	104	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	102	110	118	118	114	114	112	116	114	119	121	118	112	104	97	95
Tue	92	103	111	120	115	113	108	109	108	111	117	125	126	113	109	98	92
Wed	91	101	108	112	113	110	107	109	110	112	119	122	122	115	108	98	91
Thu	92	101	112	117	118	113	113	113	113	115	127	133	127	116	110	101	93
Fri	91	100	105	109	111	112	113	115	117	118	124	124	122	122	114	103	92
Sat	93	92	94	95	99	109	115	109	113	111	111	111	110	109	110	104	93
Sun	92	92	91	91	93	100	113	120	125	127	119	113	108	110	109	104	95