Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Valencia 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	56	55	55	53	58	59	61	64	63	66	60	64	62	64	62	58	57
Tue	54	55	56	55	57	58	57	58	59	60	60	62	58	60	59	59	57
Wed	56	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	60	59	61	58	55
Thu	57	56	55	55	55	57	57	59	60	59	59	60	60	59	65	62	57
Fri	55	56	55	55	57	57	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	66	68	64	56
Sat	55	55	53	55	57	55	55	57	55	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Valencia to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Lancaster?

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 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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More drives

Lancaster to Valencia (return trip) · Valencia to Los Angeles · Valencia to Long Beach · Valencia to Bakersfield · Valencia to Anaheim · Valencia to Santa Ana · Valencia to Irvine · Valencia to Huntington Beach · Valencia to Glendale · Valencia to Santa Clarita · Valencia to Garden Grove · Valencia to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	55	55	53	58	59	61	64	63	66	60	64	62	64	62	58	57
Tue	54	55	56	55	57	58	57	58	59	60	60	62	58	60	59	59	57
Wed	56	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	60	59	61	58	55
Thu	57	56	55	55	55	57	57	59	60	59	59	60	60	59	65	62	57
Fri	55	56	55	55	57	57	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	66	68	64	56
Sat	55	55	53	55	57	55	55	57	55	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	55	55	53	58	59	61	64	63	66	60	64	62	64	62	58	57
Tue	54	55	56	55	57	58	57	58	59	60	60	62	58	60	59	59	57
Wed	56	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	60	59	61	58	55
Thu	57	56	55	55	55	57	57	59	60	59	59	60	60	59	65	62	57
Fri	55	56	55	55	57	57	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	66	68	64	56
Sat	55	55	53	55	57	55	55	57	55	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	55	55	53	58	59	61	64	63	66	60	64	62	64	62	58	57
Tue	54	55	56	55	57	58	57	58	59	60	60	62	58	60	59	59	57
Wed	56	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	60	59	61	58	55
Thu	57	56	55	55	55	57	57	59	60	59	59	60	60	59	65	62	57
Fri	55	56	55	55	57	57	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	66	68	64	56
Sat	55	55	53	55	57	55	55	57	55	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	56