Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Lancaster

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 122 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 131 at this time.

Only 7% 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	99	119	155	147	145	138	127	126	129	127	141	138	137	122	108	105	101
Tue	99	154	233	208	180	161	143	126	126	128	139	146	146	132	113	105	101
Wed	100	150	243	217	184	158	140	131	130	132	142	148	145	135	112	105	99
Thu	100	152	223	200	172	166	145	135	127	135	148	151	145	131	113	105	100
Fri	99	146	200	168	151	138	155	148	141	145	142	139	128	122	112	106	100
Sat	101	101	103	106	110	124	139	132	144	143	133	128	122	115	118	108	100
Sun	101	100	103	102	104	109	129	143	168	162	145	122	120	115	112	111	100

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 243 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (168 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 11 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 243 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 243 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 243 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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	119	155	147	145	138	127	126	129	127	141	138	137	122	108	105	101
Tue	99	154	233	208	180	161	143	126	126	128	139	146	146	132	113	105	101
Wed	100	150	243	217	184	158	140	131	130	132	142	148	145	135	112	105	99
Thu	100	152	223	200	172	166	145	135	127	135	148	151	145	131	113	105	100
Fri	99	146	200	168	151	138	155	148	141	145	142	139	128	122	112	106	100
Sat	101	101	103	106	110	124	139	132	144	143	133	128	122	115	118	108	100
Sun	101	100	103	102	104	109	129	143	168	162	145	122	120	115	112	111	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	119	155	147	145	138	127	126	129	127	141	138	137	122	108	105	101
Tue	99	154	233	208	180	161	143	126	126	128	139	146	146	132	113	105	101
Wed	100	150	243	217	184	158	140	131	130	132	142	148	145	135	112	105	99
Thu	100	152	223	200	172	166	145	135	127	135	148	151	145	131	113	105	100
Fri	99	146	200	168	151	138	155	148	141	145	142	139	128	122	112	106	100
Sat	101	101	103	106	110	124	139	132	144	143	133	128	122	115	118	108	100
Sun	101	100	103	102	104	109	129	143	168	162	145	122	120	115	112	111	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	119	155	147	145	138	127	126	129	127	141	138	137	122	108	105	101
Tue	99	154	233	208	180	161	143	126	126	128	139	146	146	132	113	105	101
Wed	100	150	243	217	184	158	140	131	130	132	142	148	145	135	112	105	99
Thu	100	152	223	200	172	166	145	135	127	135	148	151	145	131	113	105	100
Fri	99	146	200	168	151	138	155	148	141	145	142	139	128	122	112	106	100
Sat	101	101	103	106	110	124	139	132	144	143	133	128	122	115	118	108	100
Sun	101	100	103	102	104	109	129	143	168	162	145	122	120	115	112	111	100