Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Anaheim

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via I-5 South, usually 119 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Lancaster to Anaheim 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	121	129	126	121	121	122	123	125	129	141	146	144	134	121	117	113	113
Tue	123	135	132	123	124	123	123	125	136	152	157	147	139	123	119	113	114
Wed	123	139	132	125	123	124	125	126	137	142	144	142	138	126	121	113	113
Thu	124	138	132	126	128	126	128	130	144	152	156	151	141	121	120	113	113
Fri	120	130	128	126	123	124	126	137	150	153	150	152	138	124	122	115	114
Sat	114	115	116	121	123	126	126	131	134	136	132	131	127	122	123	114	114
Sun	115	114	114	115	118	120	125	125	128	126	126	124	123	121	123	115	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Lancaster to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 113 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (136 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (67 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to Disneyland 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 Lancaster to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 113 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 113 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Anaheim?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Lancaster (return trip) · Lancaster to Los Angeles · Lancaster to Long Beach · Lancaster to Riverside · Lancaster to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	121	129	126	121	121	122	123	125	129	141	146	144	134	121	117	113	113
Tue	123	135	132	123	124	123	123	125	136	152	157	147	139	123	119	113	114
Wed	123	139	132	125	123	124	125	126	137	142	144	142	138	126	121	113	113
Thu	124	138	132	126	128	126	128	130	144	152	156	151	141	121	120	113	113
Fri	120	130	128	126	123	124	126	137	150	153	150	152	138	124	122	115	114
Sat	114	115	116	121	123	126	126	131	134	136	132	131	127	122	123	114	114
Sun	115	114	114	115	118	120	125	125	128	126	126	124	123	121	123	115	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	121	129	126	121	121	122	123	125	129	141	146	144	134	121	117	113	113
Tue	123	135	132	123	124	123	123	125	136	152	157	147	139	123	119	113	114
Wed	123	139	132	125	123	124	125	126	137	142	144	142	138	126	121	113	113
Thu	124	138	132	126	128	126	128	130	144	152	156	151	141	121	120	113	113
Fri	120	130	128	126	123	124	126	137	150	153	150	152	138	124	122	115	114
Sat	114	115	116	121	123	126	126	131	134	136	132	131	127	122	123	114	114
Sun	115	114	114	115	118	120	125	125	128	126	126	124	123	121	123	115	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	121	129	126	121	121	122	123	125	129	141	146	144	134	121	117	113	113
Tue	123	135	132	123	124	123	123	125	136	152	157	147	139	123	119	113	114
Wed	123	139	132	125	123	124	125	126	137	142	144	142	138	126	121	113	113
Thu	124	138	132	126	128	126	128	130	144	152	156	151	141	121	120	113	113
Fri	120	130	128	126	123	124	126	137	150	153	150	152	138	124	122	115	114
Sat	114	115	116	121	123	126	126	131	134	136	132	131	127	122	123	114	114
Sun	115	114	114	115	118	120	125	125	128	126	126	124	123	121	123	115	113