Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Yorba Linda

Right now (2:51 pm PST): about 154 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 West, usually 135 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 110-mile drive from Lancaster to Yorba Linda (via I-15 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 123 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (146 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 59 miles surface streets (77 to 102 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 123 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Yorba Linda?

The 110-mile drive usually takes 123 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 6 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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