Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Lancaster

Right now (3:35 am PST): about 84 minutes via I-5 North and SR-14 North.

Only 15% 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 Norwalk 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	83	91	102	108	107	105	105	103	107	106	110	113	112	104	96	88	86
Tue	83	92	101	108	105	105	99	99	99	103	108	113	117	106	101	90	84
Wed	82	90	99	103	103	101	100	100	100	103	108	110	111	104	100	90	83
Thu	84	90	102	107	110	106	105	106	104	105	115	121	116	106	101	94	84
Fri	84	91	97	100	103	105	104	107	108	109	112	113	110	108	104	96	84
Sat	85	83	84	86	90	100	106	102	103	104	102	102	101	100	101	96	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	90	102	111	116	118	113	105	100	102	102	96	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Norwalk to Lancaster (via I-5 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 82 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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Lancaster to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	91	102	108	107	105	105	103	107	106	110	113	112	104	96	88	86
Tue	83	92	101	108	105	105	99	99	99	103	108	113	117	106	101	90	84
Wed	82	90	99	103	103	101	100	100	100	103	108	110	111	104	100	90	83
Thu	84	90	102	107	110	106	105	106	104	105	115	121	116	106	101	94	84
Fri	84	91	97	100	103	105	104	107	108	109	112	113	110	108	104	96	84
Sat	85	83	84	86	90	100	106	102	103	104	102	102	101	100	101	96	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	90	102	111	116	118	113	105	100	102	102	96	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	91	102	108	107	105	105	103	107	106	110	113	112	104	96	88	86
Tue	83	92	101	108	105	105	99	99	99	103	108	113	117	106	101	90	84
Wed	82	90	99	103	103	101	100	100	100	103	108	110	111	104	100	90	83
Thu	84	90	102	107	110	106	105	106	104	105	115	121	116	106	101	94	84
Fri	84	91	97	100	103	105	104	107	108	109	112	113	110	108	104	96	84
Sat	85	83	84	86	90	100	106	102	103	104	102	102	101	100	101	96	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	90	102	111	116	118	113	105	100	102	102	96	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	91	102	108	107	105	105	103	107	106	110	113	112	104	96	88	86
Tue	83	92	101	108	105	105	99	99	99	103	108	113	117	106	101	90	84
Wed	82	90	99	103	103	101	100	100	100	103	108	110	111	104	100	90	83
Thu	84	90	102	107	110	106	105	106	104	105	115	121	116	106	101	94	84
Fri	84	91	97	100	103	105	104	107	108	109	112	113	110	108	104	96	84
Sat	85	83	84	86	90	100	106	102	103	104	102	102	101	100	101	96	85
Sun	83	83	82	83	84	90	102	111	116	118	113	105	100	102	102	96	87