Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Valencia
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-14 South and I-5 North, usually 64 at this time.
Only 13% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 67 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Tue | 75 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Wed | 91 | 65 | 63 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Thu | 92 | 92 | 80 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 60 |
| Fri | 66 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Sat | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Sun | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Lancaster to Valencia (via SR-14 South and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).
About 48 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 Valencia 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 Valencia?
On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Valencia?
The 61-mile drive usually takes 60 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Valencia?
Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)
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