Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Lancaster
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 44 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 46 |
| Tue | 44 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 |
| Wed | 44 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 45 |
| Thu | 45 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 45 |
| Fri | 45 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 |
| Sun | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Canyon Country to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).
About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (13 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Lancaster?
On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Lancaster?
The 44-mile drive usually takes 44 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Lancaster?
Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 North in Los Angeles (33 miles)
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