Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-210 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 36% 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 El Monte 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	30	31	33	36	34	34	34	35	36	42	55	57	56	49	39	32	30
Tue	30	32	34	37	35	34	34	34	36	42	55	57	57	50	42	34	30
Wed	30	32	34	38	35	35	34	35	36	44	55	59	58	51	43	35	30
Thu	30	32	34	37	36	34	34	35	37	47	57	58	57	50	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	32	35	34	35	36	41	47	56	62	56	53	48	43	37	32
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	36	36	40	42	44	42	39	34	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	32	32	31	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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
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Fri	29	31	32	35	34	35	36	41	47	56	62	56	53	48	43	37	32
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Thu	30	32	34	37	36	34	34	35	37	47	57	58	57	50	42	35	30
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	34	34	34	35	36	42	55	57	56	49	39	32	30
Tue	30	32	34	37	35	34	34	34	36	42	55	57	57	50	42	34	30
Wed	30	32	34	38	35	35	34	35	36	44	55	59	58	51	43	35	30
Thu	30	32	34	37	36	34	34	35	37	47	57	58	57	50	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	32	35	34	35	36	41	47	56	62	56	53	48	43	37	32
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