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Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Lancaster

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 110 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Paula to Lancaster by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9393939296981011001021041101151141101029695
Tue9393949293969696991011071111111051039791
Wed9292919294939698991031091121091091049791
Thu939292929597991011011021051081061041049893
Fri93939293939494969810010510910911011010394
Sat9391909292929294939494959594949591
Sun9291909191919292929291919292939492

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Santa Paula to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (41 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Paula to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 91 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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