Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Lancaster

Right now (4:43 am PST): about 60 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Burbank 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	59	59	60	59	64	64	65	67	66	68	67	71	71	71	68	64	61
Tue	59	59	60	59	61	62	62	62	63	64	65	68	73	74	69	66	61
Wed	60	59	59	59	60	60	63	62	64	65	67	69	71	71	68	64	59
Thu	61	61	61	62	63	65	65	67	67	66	70	77	77	74	71	67	60
Fri	60	61	59	61	61	64	66	67	69	68	67	72	70	70	71	66	61
Sat	60	59	58	59	60	61	65	67	63	66	63	62	62	61	62	63	59
Sun	60	58	58	58	59	60	64	71	76	78	78	67	64	63	64	63	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Burbank to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 57 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 Burbank 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 Burbank to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 59 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	60	59	64	64	65	67	66	68	67	71	71	71	68	64	61
Tue	59	59	60	59	61	62	62	62	63	64	65	68	73	74	69	66	61
Wed	60	59	59	59	60	60	63	62	64	65	67	69	71	71	68	64	59
Thu	61	61	61	62	63	65	65	67	67	66	70	77	77	74	71	67	60
Fri	60	61	59	61	61	64	66	67	69	68	67	72	70	70	71	66	61
Sat	60	59	58	59	60	61	65	67	63	66	63	62	62	61	62	63	59
Sun	60	58	58	58	59	60	64	71	76	78	78	67	64	63	64	63	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	60	59	64	64	65	67	66	68	67	71	71	71	68	64	61
Tue	59	59	60	59	61	62	62	62	63	64	65	68	73	74	69	66	61
Wed	60	59	59	59	60	60	63	62	64	65	67	69	71	71	68	64	59
Thu	61	61	61	62	63	65	65	67	67	66	70	77	77	74	71	67	60
Fri	60	61	59	61	61	64	66	67	69	68	67	72	70	70	71	66	61
Sat	60	59	58	59	60	61	65	67	63	66	63	62	62	61	62	63	59
Sun	60	58	58	58	59	60	64	71	76	78	78	67	64	63	64	63	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	60	59	64	64	65	67	66	68	67	71	71	71	68	64	61
Tue	59	59	60	59	61	62	62	62	63	64	65	68	73	74	69	66	61
Wed	60	59	59	59	60	60	63	62	64	65	67	69	71	71	68	64	59
Thu	61	61	61	62	63	65	65	67	67	66	70	77	77	74	71	67	60
Fri	60	61	59	61	61	64	66	67	69	68	67	72	70	70	71	66	61
Sat	60	59	58	59	60	61	65	67	63	66	63	62	62	61	62	63	59
Sun	60	58	58	58	59	60	64	71	76	78	78	67	64	63	64	63	61