Best Time to Drive from Encino to Lancaster

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Encino 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	61	60	60	59	66	66	69	71	72	72	74	78	74	74	71	65	63
Tue	60	60	60	60	62	62	63	64	65	68	71	73	76	79	73	69	63
Wed	61	60	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	72	72	73	74	71	66	60
Thu	62	61	61	65	65	67	66	68	70	69	78	86	85	76	77	68	61
Fri	61	62	60	62	62	68	72	75	77	77	78	81	80	79	79	70	63
Sat	61	60	60	60	62	64	72	75	70	74	68	66	65	63	63	65	60
Sun	61	59	59	60	60	62	68	78	87	89	89	74	67	66	64	64	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Encino to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino 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 Encino to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 59 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino to Santa Ana · Encino to Irvine · Encino to San Bernardino · Encino to Fontana · Encino to Oxnard · Encino to Rancho Cucamonga · Encino to Hollywood · Encino to Corona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	60	60	59	66	66	69	71	72	72	74	78	74	74	71	65	63
Tue	60	60	60	60	62	62	63	64	65	68	71	73	76	79	73	69	63
Wed	61	60	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	72	72	73	74	71	66	60
Thu	62	61	61	65	65	67	66	68	70	69	78	86	85	76	77	68	61
Fri	61	62	60	62	62	68	72	75	77	77	78	81	80	79	79	70	63
Sat	61	60	60	60	62	64	72	75	70	74	68	66	65	63	63	65	60
Sun	61	59	59	60	60	62	68	78	87	89	89	74	67	66	64	64	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	60	60	59	66	66	69	71	72	72	74	78	74	74	71	65	63
Tue	60	60	60	60	62	62	63	64	65	68	71	73	76	79	73	69	63
Wed	61	60	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	72	72	73	74	71	66	60
Thu	62	61	61	65	65	67	66	68	70	69	78	86	85	76	77	68	61
Fri	61	62	60	62	62	68	72	75	77	77	78	81	80	79	79	70	63
Sat	61	60	60	60	62	64	72	75	70	74	68	66	65	63	63	65	60
Sun	61	59	59	60	60	62	68	78	87	89	89	74	67	66	64	64	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	60	60	59	66	66	69	71	72	72	74	78	74	74	71	65	63
Tue	60	60	60	60	62	62	63	64	65	68	71	73	76	79	73	69	63
Wed	61	60	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	72	72	73	74	71	66	60
Thu	62	61	61	65	65	67	66	68	70	69	78	86	85	76	77	68	61
Fri	61	62	60	62	62	68	72	75	77	77	78	81	80	79	79	70	63
Sat	61	60	60	60	62	64	72	75	70	74	68	66	65	63	63	65	60
Sun	61	59	59	60	60	62	68	78	87	89	89	74	67	66	64	64	62