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Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Glendale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-14 South and I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lancaster to Glendale by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7690878175747373747272717270707069
Tue99101969078757473747473747672737370
Wed10474778577737371727171727370707069
Thu102106988475737374747473737371707169
Fri7477757675757474747474747472717269
Sat6971717171727273747371717271707069
Sun6868696970717172727272727374747369

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Lancaster to Glendale (via SR-14 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (11 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Glendale 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 68 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Glendale?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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