Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Lancaster

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Sylmar 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	52	50	50	48	53	55	57	61	59	64	56	58	57	57	57	54	52
Tue	50	50	51	50	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	62	57	56	52
Wed	51	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	55	54	55	56	55	56	56	54	49
Thu	52	51	51	54	53	54	54	57	57	56	59	64	64	60	61	56	51
Fri	51	51	50	51	52	55	57	58	61	60	60	61	62	62	64	59	52
Sat	51	50	49	51	52	52	57	60	55	59	54	53	53	51	52	54	51
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	51	55	60	66	68	68	61	52	51	51	52	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Sylmar to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	50	50	48	53	55	57	61	59	64	56	58	57	57	57	54	52
Tue	50	50	51	50	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	62	57	56	52
Wed	51	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	55	54	55	56	55	56	56	54	49
Thu	52	51	51	54	53	54	54	57	57	56	59	64	64	60	61	56	51
Fri	51	51	50	51	52	55	57	58	61	60	60	61	62	62	64	59	52
Sat	51	50	49	51	52	52	57	60	55	59	54	53	53	51	52	54	51
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	51	55	60	66	68	68	61	52	51	51	52	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	50	50	48	53	55	57	61	59	64	56	58	57	57	57	54	52
Tue	50	50	51	50	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	62	57	56	52
Wed	51	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	55	54	55	56	55	56	56	54	49
Thu	52	51	51	54	53	54	54	57	57	56	59	64	64	60	61	56	51
Fri	51	51	50	51	52	55	57	58	61	60	60	61	62	62	64	59	52
Sat	51	50	49	51	52	52	57	60	55	59	54	53	53	51	52	54	51
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	51	55	60	66	68	68	61	52	51	51	52	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	50	50	48	53	55	57	61	59	64	56	58	57	57	57	54	52
Tue	50	50	51	50	52	52	52	53	53	55	55	57	58	62	57	56	52
Wed	51	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	55	54	55	56	55	56	56	54	49
Thu	52	51	51	54	53	54	54	57	57	56	59	64	64	60	61	56	51
Fri	51	51	50	51	52	55	57	58	61	60	60	61	62	62	64	59	52
Sat	51	50	49	51	52	52	57	60	55	59	54	53	53	51	52	54	51
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	51	55	60	66	68	68	61	52	51	51	52	52