Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Lancaster

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 50 minutes via SR-14 North.

Only 17% 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 Santa Clarita 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	51	52	50	49	53	54	54	57	55	57	56	61	60	58	57	53	52
Tue	49	51	51	50	51	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	57	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	51	50	49	50	51	52	52	55	56	58	59	58	57	57	54	50
Thu	51	51	50	50	51	52	52	55	56	56	55	57	56	55	58	55	50
Fri	50	51	50	49	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	57	60	57	51
Sat	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	52	50	51	51	51	51	50	52	53	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (13 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Lancaster?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 49 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	50	49	53	54	54	57	55	57	56	61	60	58	57	53	52
Tue	49	51	51	50	51	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	57	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	51	50	49	50	51	52	52	55	56	58	59	58	57	57	54	50
Thu	51	51	50	50	51	52	52	55	56	56	55	57	56	55	58	55	50
Fri	50	51	50	49	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	57	60	57	51
Sat	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	52	50	51	51	51	51	50	52	53	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	50	49	53	54	54	57	55	57	56	61	60	58	57	53	52
Tue	49	51	51	50	51	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	57	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	51	50	49	50	51	52	52	55	56	58	59	58	57	57	54	50
Thu	51	51	50	50	51	52	52	55	56	56	55	57	56	55	58	55	50
Fri	50	51	50	49	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	57	60	57	51
Sat	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	52	50	51	51	51	51	50	52	53	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	50	49	53	54	54	57	55	57	56	61	60	58	57	53	52
Tue	49	51	51	50	51	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	57	58	55	54	50
Wed	50	51	50	49	50	51	52	52	55	56	58	59	58	57	57	54	50
Thu	51	51	50	50	51	52	52	55	56	56	55	57	56	55	58	55	50
Fri	50	51	50	49	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	57	57	57	60	57	51
Sat	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	52	50	51	51	51	51	50	52	53	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51