Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Van Nuys 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	58	56	57	55	60	63	65	67	67	72	64	67	66	65	64	62	59
Tue	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	62	63	65	66	71	64	64	60
Wed	58	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	61	66	62	60	56
Thu	59	57	57	60	61	63	63	64	66	64	71	81	79	72	73	65	58
Fri	58	59	57	59	59	63	68	69	72	71	70	73	72	72	73	66	60
Sat	58	57	56	57	59	60	68	71	65	69	62	61	61	59	59	61	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	59	65	73	83	85	85	72	60	58	59	59	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Van Nuys to Lancaster (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Lancaster?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	56	57	55	60	63	65	67	67	72	64	67	66	65	64	62	59
Tue	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	62	63	65	66	71	64	64	60
Wed	58	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	61	66	62	60	56
Thu	59	57	57	60	61	63	63	64	66	64	71	81	79	72	73	65	58
Fri	58	59	57	59	59	63	68	69	72	71	70	73	72	72	73	66	60
Sat	58	57	56	57	59	60	68	71	65	69	62	61	61	59	59	61	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	59	65	73	83	85	85	72	60	58	59	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	56	57	55	60	63	65	67	67	72	64	67	66	65	64	62	59
Tue	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	62	63	65	66	71	64	64	60
Wed	58	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	61	66	62	60	56
Thu	59	57	57	60	61	63	63	64	66	64	71	81	79	72	73	65	58
Fri	58	59	57	59	59	63	68	69	72	71	70	73	72	72	73	66	60
Sat	58	57	56	57	59	60	68	71	65	69	62	61	61	59	59	61	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	59	65	73	83	85	85	72	60	58	59	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	56	57	55	60	63	65	67	67	72	64	67	66	65	64	62	59
Tue	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	62	63	65	66	71	64	64	60
Wed	58	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	61	66	62	60	56
Thu	59	57	57	60	61	63	63	64	66	64	71	81	79	72	73	65	58
Fri	58	59	57	59	59	63	68	69	72	71	70	73	72	72	73	66	60
Sat	58	57	56	57	59	60	68	71	65	69	62	61	61	59	59	61	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	59	65	73	83	85	85	72	60	58	59	59	59