Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via SR-57 North and I-10 East, usually 53 at this time.

Only 15% 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	53	53	51	51	51	52	55	62	66	68	61	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	55	53	53	52	52	54	57	65	73	77	69	58	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	53	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	70	77	69	58	49	45
Thu	44	47	48	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	63	72	72	64	57	49	45
Fri	44	47	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	70	71	74	63	55	49	45
Sat	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	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 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (54 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 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 77 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 77 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 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)

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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	53	53	51	51	51	52	55	62	66	68	61	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	55	53	53	52	52	54	57	65	73	77	69	58	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	53	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	70	77	69	58	49	45
Thu	44	47	48	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	63	72	72	64	57	49	45
Fri	44	47	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	70	71	74	63	55	49	45
Sat	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	53	53	51	51	51	52	55	62	66	68	61	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	55	53	53	52	52	54	57	65	73	77	69	58	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	53	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	70	77	69	58	49	45
Thu	44	47	48	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	63	72	72	64	57	49	45
Fri	44	47	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	70	71	74	63	55	49	45
Sat	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	53	53	51	51	51	52	55	62	66	68	61	52	47	44
Tue	44	46	49	55	53	53	52	52	54	57	65	73	77	69	58	48	45
Wed	44	47	49	53	52	53	52	53	54	57	63	70	77	69	58	49	45
Thu	44	47	48	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	63	72	72	64	57	49	45
Fri	44	47	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	70	71	74	63	55	49	45
Sat	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	45