Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Lancaster

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 145 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 143 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Garden Grove 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	102	105	112	110	110	117	115	128	146	175	184	168	134	112	104	101
Tue	100	103	107	110	111	105	108	111	117	136	181	197	177	143	119	105	101
Wed	99	102	105	110	111	106	106	110	117	134	176	194	177	152	121	102	100
Thu	102	105	109	111	112	111	115	119	128	143	186	192	176	147	121	105	102
Fri	101	103	107	112	113	115	116	121	130	148	177	188	171	140	118	106	101
Sat	101	100	102	104	105	111	115	112	114	113	112	115	108	107	108	105	100
Sun	99	99	99	101	103	109	114	121	124	125	119	108	105	105	106	106	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 111-mile drive from Garden Grove to Lancaster (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 103 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Lancaster?

The 111-mile drive usually takes 98 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Lancaster?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 199 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 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 Garden Grove (return trip) · Garden Grove to Fontana · Garden Grove to Moreno Valley · Garden Grove to Oceanside · Garden Grove to Palmdale · Garden Grove to Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	102	105	112	110	110	117	115	128	146	175	184	168	134	112	104	101
Tue	100	103	107	110	111	105	108	111	117	136	181	197	177	143	119	105	101
Wed	99	102	105	110	111	106	106	110	117	134	176	194	177	152	121	102	100
Thu	102	105	109	111	112	111	115	119	128	143	186	192	176	147	121	105	102
Fri	101	103	107	112	113	115	116	121	130	148	177	188	171	140	118	106	101
Sat	101	100	102	104	105	111	115	112	114	113	112	115	108	107	108	105	100
Sun	99	99	99	101	103	109	114	121	124	125	119	108	105	105	106	106	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	102	105	112	110	110	117	115	128	146	175	184	168	134	112	104	101
Tue	100	103	107	110	111	105	108	111	117	136	181	197	177	143	119	105	101
Wed	99	102	105	110	111	106	106	110	117	134	176	194	177	152	121	102	100
Thu	102	105	109	111	112	111	115	119	128	143	186	192	176	147	121	105	102
Fri	101	103	107	112	113	115	116	121	130	148	177	188	171	140	118	106	101
Sat	101	100	102	104	105	111	115	112	114	113	112	115	108	107	108	105	100
Sun	99	99	99	101	103	109	114	121	124	125	119	108	105	105	106	106	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	102	105	112	110	110	117	115	128	146	175	184	168	134	112	104	101
Tue	100	103	107	110	111	105	108	111	117	136	181	197	177	143	119	105	101
Wed	99	102	105	110	111	106	106	110	117	134	176	194	177	152	121	102	100
Thu	102	105	109	111	112	111	115	119	128	143	186	192	176	147	121	105	102
Fri	101	103	107	112	113	115	116	121	130	148	177	188	171	140	118	106	101
Sat	101	100	102	104	105	111	115	112	114	113	112	115	108	107	108	105	100
Sun	99	99	99	101	103	109	114	121	124	125	119	108	105	105	106	106	101