Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Lancaster

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-14 North and I-405 North, usually 61 at this time.

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 Sherman Oaks 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	61	59	59	59	65	65	67	69	71	73	80	88	87	83	71	64	62
Tue	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	70	77	85	90	85	73	67	61
Wed	60	58	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	77	83	87	83	75	65	59
Thu	62	61	61	64	64	65	65	68	69	72	81	92	92	82	76	66	60
Fri	60	61	60	62	62	65	68	70	73	76	81	88	89	83	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	62	67	70	66	70	65	64	63	62	62	64	60
Sun	60	59	59	59	59	61	65	73	78	80	79	69	64	62	63	62	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Lancaster?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	59	59	59	65	65	67	69	71	73	80	88	87	83	71	64	62
Tue	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	70	77	85	90	85	73	67	61
Wed	60	58	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	77	83	87	83	75	65	59
Thu	62	61	61	64	64	65	65	68	69	72	81	92	92	82	76	66	60
Fri	60	61	60	62	62	65	68	70	73	76	81	88	89	83	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	62	67	70	66	70	65	64	63	62	62	64	60
Sun	60	59	59	59	59	61	65	73	78	80	79	69	64	62	63	62	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	59	59	59	65	65	67	69	71	73	80	88	87	83	71	64	62
Tue	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	70	77	85	90	85	73	67	61
Wed	60	58	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	77	83	87	83	75	65	59
Thu	62	61	61	64	64	65	65	68	69	72	81	92	92	82	76	66	60
Fri	60	61	60	62	62	65	68	70	73	76	81	88	89	83	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	62	67	70	66	70	65	64	63	62	62	64	60
Sun	60	59	59	59	59	61	65	73	78	80	79	69	64	62	63	62	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	59	59	59	65	65	67	69	71	73	80	88	87	83	71	64	62
Tue	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	70	77	85	90	85	73	67	61
Wed	60	58	59	59	61	61	63	63	66	68	77	83	87	83	75	65	59
Thu	62	61	61	64	64	65	65	68	69	72	81	92	92	82	76	66	60
Fri	60	61	60	62	62	65	68	70	73	76	81	88	89	83	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	62	67	70	66	70	65	64	63	62	62	64	60
Sun	60	59	59	59	59	61	65	73	78	80	79	69	64	62	63	62	61