Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Lancaster

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 98 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North, usually 95 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 Buena Park 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	85	93	103	111	110	106	107	105	109	107	112	114	112	105	98	90	88
Tue	85	94	104	113	107	106	100	101	100	104	109	115	119	108	102	92	86
Wed	85	92	101	106	106	103	101	101	102	104	111	113	116	108	102	92	85
Thu	86	93	105	108	111	107	106	106	106	107	119	126	121	109	103	95	86
Fri	86	93	98	102	104	105	106	108	110	111	116	116	115	115	107	97	86
Sat	87	86	87	88	92	102	108	103	105	105	104	104	103	101	103	98	87
Sun	86	85	84	85	86	92	104	112	118	120	113	107	101	104	103	98	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Buena Park to Lancaster (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 126 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 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Lancaster?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 85 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 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 (9 miles)

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

More drives

Lancaster to Buena Park (return trip) · Buena Park to Los Angeles · Buena Park to Long Beach · Buena Park to Anaheim · Buena Park to Riverside · Buena Park to Santa Ana · Buena Park to Irvine · Buena Park to San Bernardino · Buena Park to Fontana · Buena Park to Moreno Valley · Buena Park to Glendale · Buena Park to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	93	103	111	110	106	107	105	109	107	112	114	112	105	98	90	88
Tue	85	94	104	113	107	106	100	101	100	104	109	115	119	108	102	92	86
Wed	85	92	101	106	106	103	101	101	102	104	111	113	116	108	102	92	85
Thu	86	93	105	108	111	107	106	106	106	107	119	126	121	109	103	95	86
Fri	86	93	98	102	104	105	106	108	110	111	116	116	115	115	107	97	86
Sat	87	86	87	88	92	102	108	103	105	105	104	104	103	101	103	98	87
Sun	86	85	84	85	86	92	104	112	118	120	113	107	101	104	103	98	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	93	103	111	110	106	107	105	109	107	112	114	112	105	98	90	88
Tue	85	94	104	113	107	106	100	101	100	104	109	115	119	108	102	92	86
Wed	85	92	101	106	106	103	101	101	102	104	111	113	116	108	102	92	85
Thu	86	93	105	108	111	107	106	106	106	107	119	126	121	109	103	95	86
Fri	86	93	98	102	104	105	106	108	110	111	116	116	115	115	107	97	86
Sat	87	86	87	88	92	102	108	103	105	105	104	104	103	101	103	98	87
Sun	86	85	84	85	86	92	104	112	118	120	113	107	101	104	103	98	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	93	103	111	110	106	107	105	109	107	112	114	112	105	98	90	88
Tue	85	94	104	113	107	106	100	101	100	104	109	115	119	108	102	92	86
Wed	85	92	101	106	106	103	101	101	102	104	111	113	116	108	102	92	85
Thu	86	93	105	108	111	107	106	106	106	107	119	126	121	109	103	95	86
Fri	86	93	98	102	104	105	106	108	110	111	116	116	115	115	107	97	86
Sat	87	86	87	88	92	102	108	103	105	105	104	104	103	101	103	98	87
Sun	86	85	84	85	86	92	104	112	118	120	113	107	101	104	103	98	89