Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Lancaster

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 12% 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 North Hollywood 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	60	57	58	56	62	64	67	69	69	73	65	68	67	67	65	64	60
Tue	58	59	59	58	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	66	70	75	69	67	61
Wed	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	61	63	62	65	65	64	67	65	62	57
Thu	60	59	59	64	63	64	64	67	66	65	72	81	80	72	72	65	59
Fri	60	60	58	60	60	66	70	71	74	74	72	75	74	73	74	68	61
Sat	59	59	58	59	61	62	71	74	67	71	65	63	62	60	60	62	59
Sun	59	58	57	58	58	60	66	78	87	89	89	71	63	59	60	61	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from North Hollywood to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Hollywood to central Lancaster 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 North Hollywood to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Lancaster?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Lancaster to North Hollywood (return trip) · North Hollywood to Buena Park · North Hollywood to Fontana · North Hollywood to Moreno Valley · North Hollywood to Hollywood · North Hollywood to Palmdale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	57	58	56	62	64	67	69	69	73	65	68	67	67	65	64	60
Tue	58	59	59	58	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	66	70	75	69	67	61
Wed	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	61	63	62	65	65	64	67	65	62	57
Thu	60	59	59	64	63	64	64	67	66	65	72	81	80	72	72	65	59
Fri	60	60	58	60	60	66	70	71	74	74	72	75	74	73	74	68	61
Sat	59	59	58	59	61	62	71	74	67	71	65	63	62	60	60	62	59
Sun	59	58	57	58	58	60	66	78	87	89	89	71	63	59	60	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	57	58	56	62	64	67	69	69	73	65	68	67	67	65	64	60
Tue	58	59	59	58	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	66	70	75	69	67	61
Wed	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	61	63	62	65	65	64	67	65	62	57
Thu	60	59	59	64	63	64	64	67	66	65	72	81	80	72	72	65	59
Fri	60	60	58	60	60	66	70	71	74	74	72	75	74	73	74	68	61
Sat	59	59	58	59	61	62	71	74	67	71	65	63	62	60	60	62	59
Sun	59	58	57	58	58	60	66	78	87	89	89	71	63	59	60	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	57	58	56	62	64	67	69	69	73	65	68	67	67	65	64	60
Tue	58	59	59	58	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	66	70	75	69	67	61
Wed	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	61	63	62	65	65	64	67	65	62	57
Thu	60	59	59	64	63	64	64	67	66	65	72	81	80	72	72	65	59
Fri	60	60	58	60	60	66	70	71	74	74	72	75	74	73	74	68	61
Sat	59	59	58	59	61	62	71	74	67	71	65	63	62	60	60	62	59
Sun	59	58	57	58	58	60	66	78	87	89	89	71	63	59	60	61	60