Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Lancaster

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 138 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 East.

Only 17% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 109-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Lancaster (via I-15 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 121 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 141 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (137 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 58 miles surface streets (77 to 127 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 121 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Lancaster?

The 109-mile drive usually takes 121 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 141 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (28 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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