Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Lancaster

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Los Angeles to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lancaster to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 67 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 9 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Lancaster along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Lancaster 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	70	70	75	77	80	79	77	77	77	79	83	90	92	88	77	73	70
Tue	69	71	75	76	77	77	75	75	75	77	83	89	92	88	77	73	70
Wed	69	70	74	77	79	78	76	75	75	76	82	89	92	88	78	72	69
Thu	70	71	75	78	79	79	78	77	77	78	87	96	97	89	81	74	70
Fri	69	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	78	82	92	96	96	88	81	75	70
Sat	69	69	70	70	72	73	75	77	76	78	77	77	77	75	74	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	71	74	76	78	79	80	77	76	75	73	73	70

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 Los Angeles to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Lancaster?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	75	77	80	79	77	77	77	79	83	90	92	88	77	73	70
Tue	69	71	75	76	77	77	75	75	75	77	83	89	92	88	77	73	70
Wed	69	70	74	77	79	78	76	75	75	76	82	89	92	88	78	72	69
Thu	70	71	75	78	79	79	78	77	77	78	87	96	97	89	81	74	70
Fri	69	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	78	82	92	96	96	88	81	75	70
Sat	69	69	70	70	72	73	75	77	76	78	77	77	77	75	74	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	71	74	76	78	79	80	77	76	75	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	75	77	80	79	77	77	77	79	83	90	92	88	77	73	70
Tue	69	71	75	76	77	77	75	75	75	77	83	89	92	88	77	73	70
Wed	69	70	74	77	79	78	76	75	75	76	82	89	92	88	78	72	69
Thu	70	71	75	78	79	79	78	77	77	78	87	96	97	89	81	74	70
Fri	69	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	78	82	92	96	96	88	81	75	70
Sat	69	69	70	70	72	73	75	77	76	78	77	77	77	75	74	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	71	74	76	78	79	80	77	76	75	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	75	77	80	79	77	77	77	79	83	90	92	88	77	73	70
Tue	69	71	75	76	77	77	75	75	75	77	83	89	92	88	77	73	70
Wed	69	70	74	77	79	78	76	75	75	76	82	89	92	88	78	72	69
Thu	70	71	75	78	79	79	78	77	77	78	87	96	97	89	81	74	70
Fri	69	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	78	82	92	96	96	88	81	75	70
Sat	69	69	70	70	72	73	75	77	76	78	77	77	77	75	74	73	69
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	71	74	76	78	79	80	77	76	75	73	73	70