Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-57 North and I-10 East, usually 47 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 Irvine 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	47	48	51	52	50	51	51	51	56	63	64	67	60	48	47	45
Tue	44	47	49	54	53	54	53	52	54	57	64	72	70	63	51	47	45
Wed	45	47	49	52	53	55	53	54	56	57	63	69	76	67	57	49	45
Thu	45	47	48	51	53	52	51	51	52	56	62	69	71	61	57	47	45
Fri	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	55	57	60	68	70	74	58	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	48	49	50	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	45	46	45	45	45	46	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga (via SR-57 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 44 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 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	47	48	51	52	50	51	51	51	56	63	64	67	60	48	47	45
Tue	44	47	49	54	53	54	53	52	54	57	64	72	70	63	51	47	45
Wed	45	47	49	52	53	55	53	54	56	57	63	69	76	67	57	49	45
Thu	45	47	48	51	53	52	51	51	52	56	62	69	71	61	57	47	45
Fri	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	55	57	60	68	70	74	58	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	48	49	50	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	45	46	45	45	45	46	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	51	52	50	51	51	51	56	63	64	67	60	48	47	45
Tue	44	47	49	54	53	54	53	52	54	57	64	72	70	63	51	47	45
Wed	45	47	49	52	53	55	53	54	56	57	63	69	76	67	57	49	45
Thu	45	47	48	51	53	52	51	51	52	56	62	69	71	61	57	47	45
Fri	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	55	57	60	68	70	74	58	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	48	49	50	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	45	46	45	45	45	46	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	51	52	50	51	51	51	56	63	64	67	60	48	47	45
Tue	44	47	49	54	53	54	53	52	54	57	64	72	70	63	51	47	45
Wed	45	47	49	52	53	55	53	54	56	57	63	69	76	67	57	49	45
Thu	45	47	48	51	53	52	51	51	52	56	62	69	71	61	57	47	45
Fri	44	47	48	50	51	52	51	55	57	60	68	70	74	58	50	48	45
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	48	49	50	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	45	46	45	45	45	46	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	45