Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Fountain Valley

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 130 minutes via I-405 South and SR-14 South, usually 107 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Fountain Valley 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	147	178	149	123	112	110	111	111	111	109	109	106	106	107	106	103	102
Tue	181	193	164	135	113	109	109	109	109	108	108	109	111	110	113	109	106
Wed	138	124	131	124	109	109	108	107	108	108	107	107	108	109	110	104	104
Thu	197	190	151	113	108	107	106	108	106	107	105	105	105	106	109	108	106
Fri	112	118	113	109	111	113	110	108	108	108	109	108	108	107	110	108	103
Sat	110	112	109	110	110	110	116	118	111	110	111	111	109	106	108	104	102
Sun	105	107	106	106	106	108	109	109	110	110	111	110	113	114	114	108	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 112-mile drive from Lancaster to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 214 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 99 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 8 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 214 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 112-mile drive usually takes 102 to 214 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 214 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	147	178	149	123	112	110	111	111	111	109	109	106	106	107	106	103	102
Tue	181	193	164	135	113	109	109	109	109	108	108	109	111	110	113	109	106
Wed	138	124	131	124	109	109	108	107	108	108	107	107	108	109	110	104	104
Thu	197	190	151	113	108	107	106	108	106	107	105	105	105	106	109	108	106
Fri	112	118	113	109	111	113	110	108	108	108	109	108	108	107	110	108	103
Sat	110	112	109	110	110	110	116	118	111	110	111	111	109	106	108	104	102
Sun	105	107	106	106	106	108	109	109	110	110	111	110	113	114	114	108	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	147	178	149	123	112	110	111	111	111	109	109	106	106	107	106	103	102
Tue	181	193	164	135	113	109	109	109	109	108	108	109	111	110	113	109	106
Wed	138	124	131	124	109	109	108	107	108	108	107	107	108	109	110	104	104
Thu	197	190	151	113	108	107	106	108	106	107	105	105	105	106	109	108	106
Fri	112	118	113	109	111	113	110	108	108	108	109	108	108	107	110	108	103
Sat	110	112	109	110	110	110	116	118	111	110	111	111	109	106	108	104	102
Sun	105	107	106	106	106	108	109	109	110	110	111	110	113	114	114	108	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	147	178	149	123	112	110	111	111	111	109	109	106	106	107	106	103	102
Tue	181	193	164	135	113	109	109	109	109	108	108	109	111	110	113	109	106
Wed	138	124	131	124	109	109	108	107	108	108	107	107	108	109	110	104	104
Thu	197	190	151	113	108	107	106	108	106	107	105	105	105	106	109	108	106
Fri	112	118	113	109	111	113	110	108	108	108	109	108	108	107	110	108	103
Sat	110	112	109	110	110	110	116	118	111	110	111	111	109	106	108	104	102
Sun	105	107	106	106	106	108	109	109	110	110	111	110	113	114	114	108	104