Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-57 North and I-10 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga 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	44	46	47	51	51	51	51	51	52	59	65	69	69	62	49	48	45
Tue	44	47	48	52	51	53	52	52	54	59	66	72	69	63	53	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	52	52	54	52	53	56	60	66	71	75	68	57	51	45
Thu	44	46	48	50	52	52	51	51	53	59	66	67	68	60	57	49	45
Fri	44	46	48	50	50	51	52	55	58	63	72	72	73	57	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	51	51	53	51	48	47	45
Sun	44	46	46	46	45	46	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga (via SR-57 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	51	51	51	51	51	52	59	65	69	69	62	49	48	45
Tue	44	47	48	52	51	53	52	52	54	59	66	72	69	63	53	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	52	52	54	52	53	56	60	66	71	75	68	57	51	45
Thu	44	46	48	50	52	52	51	51	53	59	66	67	68	60	57	49	45
Fri	44	46	48	50	50	51	52	55	58	63	72	72	73	57	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	51	51	53	51	48	47	45
Sun	44	46	46	46	45	46	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	51	51	51	51	51	52	59	65	69	69	62	49	48	45
Tue	44	47	48	52	51	53	52	52	54	59	66	72	69	63	53	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	52	52	54	52	53	56	60	66	71	75	68	57	51	45
Thu	44	46	48	50	52	52	51	51	53	59	66	67	68	60	57	49	45
Fri	44	46	48	50	50	51	52	55	58	63	72	72	73	57	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	51	51	53	51	48	47	45
Sun	44	46	46	46	45	46	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	51	51	51	51	51	52	59	65	69	69	62	49	48	45
Tue	44	47	48	52	51	53	52	52	54	59	66	72	69	63	53	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	52	52	54	52	53	56	60	66	71	75	68	57	51	45
Thu	44	46	48	50	52	52	51	51	53	59	66	67	68	60	57	49	45
Fri	44	46	48	50	50	51	52	55	58	63	72	72	73	57	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	51	51	53	51	48	47	45
Sun	44	46	46	46	45	46	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	44