Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Canyon Country

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Canyon Country 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	55	62	52	51	51	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48
Tue	60	55	50	56	52	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	48
Wed	71	55	50	50	51	51	51	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	51	48	48
Thu	68	62	55	51	52	53	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	50	49	49	48
Fri	53	53	50	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Lancaster to Canyon Country (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (16 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave after 7 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Canyon Country?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 48 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	52	51	51	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48
Tue	60	55	50	56	52	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	48
Wed	71	55	50	50	51	51	51	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	51	48	48
Thu	68	62	55	51	52	53	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	50	49	49	48
Fri	53	53	50	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	52	51	51	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48
Tue	60	55	50	56	52	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	48
Wed	71	55	50	50	51	51	51	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	51	48	48
Thu	68	62	55	51	52	53	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	50	49	49	48
Fri	53	53	50	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	52	51	51	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48
Tue	60	55	50	56	52	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	48
Wed	71	55	50	50	51	51	51	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	51	48	48
Thu	68	62	55	51	52	53	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	50	49	49	48
Fri	53	53	50	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	48