Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Sylmar

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-14 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Sylmar 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	63	77	68	62	59	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55
Tue	69	74	70	69	61	61	59	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	55
Wed	80	67	63	62	59	58	59	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	55	55
Thu	77	79	70	61	60	61	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Fri	60	63	58	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	54
Sat	55	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Lancaster to Sylmar (via SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 11 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (10 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Sylmar 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 Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave after 11 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Sylmar?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	68	62	59	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55
Tue	69	74	70	69	61	61	59	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	55
Wed	80	67	63	62	59	58	59	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	55	55
Thu	77	79	70	61	60	61	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Fri	60	63	58	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	54
Sat	55	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	68	62	59	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55
Tue	69	74	70	69	61	61	59	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	55
Wed	80	67	63	62	59	58	59	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	55	55
Thu	77	79	70	61	60	61	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Fri	60	63	58	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	54
Sat	55	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	68	62	59	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55
Tue	69	74	70	69	61	61	59	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	55
Wed	80	67	63	62	59	58	59	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	55	55
Thu	77	79	70	61	60	61	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Fri	60	63	58	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	54
Sat	55	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55