Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Lancaster

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 153 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Fountain Valley 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	100	100	101	107	107	108	115	115	124	171	220	227	193	153	124	107	101
Tue	100	101	103	105	106	105	107	111	119	159	235	229	198	160	129	108	102
Wed	100	100	102	104	106	105	106	112	120	155	217	228	208	171	134	107	102
Thu	104	104	107	109	110	109	114	120	134	164	216	223	198	162	129	109	103
Fri	101	102	103	108	109	113	114	119	132	164	205	213	191	153	123	108	102
Sat	101	99	102	103	103	110	115	111	113	111	111	115	109	107	107	104	100
Sun	99	99	99	100	101	105	113	120	122	124	116	108	106	107	106	104	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 111-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Lancaster (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 238 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (124 minutes).

About 104 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 238 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Lancaster?

The 111-mile drive usually takes 99 to 238 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 238 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 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	100	100	101	107	107	108	115	115	124	171	220	227	193	153	124	107	101
Tue	100	101	103	105	106	105	107	111	119	159	235	229	198	160	129	108	102
Wed	100	100	102	104	106	105	106	112	120	155	217	228	208	171	134	107	102
Thu	104	104	107	109	110	109	114	120	134	164	216	223	198	162	129	109	103
Fri	101	102	103	108	109	113	114	119	132	164	205	213	191	153	123	108	102
Sat	101	99	102	103	103	110	115	111	113	111	111	115	109	107	107	104	100
Sun	99	99	99	100	101	105	113	120	122	124	116	108	106	107	106	104	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	100	101	107	107	108	115	115	124	171	220	227	193	153	124	107	101
Tue	100	101	103	105	106	105	107	111	119	159	235	229	198	160	129	108	102
Wed	100	100	102	104	106	105	106	112	120	155	217	228	208	171	134	107	102
Thu	104	104	107	109	110	109	114	120	134	164	216	223	198	162	129	109	103
Fri	101	102	103	108	109	113	114	119	132	164	205	213	191	153	123	108	102
Sat	101	99	102	103	103	110	115	111	113	111	111	115	109	107	107	104	100
Sun	99	99	99	100	101	105	113	120	122	124	116	108	106	107	106	104	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	100	101	107	107	108	115	115	124	171	220	227	193	153	124	107	101
Tue	100	101	103	105	106	105	107	111	119	159	235	229	198	160	129	108	102
Wed	100	100	102	104	106	105	106	112	120	155	217	228	208	171	134	107	102
Thu	104	104	107	109	110	109	114	120	134	164	216	223	198	162	129	109	103
Fri	101	102	103	108	109	113	114	119	132	164	205	213	191	153	123	108	102
Sat	101	99	102	103	103	110	115	111	113	111	111	115	109	107	107	104	100
Sun	99	99	99	100	101	105	113	120	122	124	116	108	106	107	106	104	101