Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 60 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-133 North.

Only 9% 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 Laguna Niguel 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	56	58	68	64	62	61	61	61	61	67	71	75	71	65	63	61	58
Tue	56	61	74	67	63	62	61	62	63	70	76	76	73	66	66	63	58
Wed	57	60	72	66	62	63	62	60	62	70	71	72	74	64	64	62	58
Thu	56	61	73	63	63	60	60	61	64	69	74	72	74	64	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	60	61	61	60	63	67	72	79	76	76	75	65	65	63	57
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	61	64	61	63	63	68	70	67	64	62	61	57
Sun	58	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	62	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga (via SR-241 North and SR-133 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (27 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel 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 Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 56 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (3 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	56	58	68	64	62	61	61	61	61	67	71	75	71	65	63	61	58
Tue	56	61	74	67	63	62	61	62	63	70	76	76	73	66	66	63	58
Wed	57	60	72	66	62	63	62	60	62	70	71	72	74	64	64	62	58
Thu	56	61	73	63	63	60	60	61	64	69	74	72	74	64	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	60	61	61	60	63	67	72	79	76	76	75	65	65	63	57
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	61	64	61	63	63	68	70	67	64	62	61	57
Sun	58	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	62	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	68	64	62	61	61	61	61	67	71	75	71	65	63	61	58
Tue	56	61	74	67	63	62	61	62	63	70	76	76	73	66	66	63	58
Wed	57	60	72	66	62	63	62	60	62	70	71	72	74	64	64	62	58
Thu	56	61	73	63	63	60	60	61	64	69	74	72	74	64	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	60	61	61	60	63	67	72	79	76	76	75	65	65	63	57
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	61	64	61	63	63	68	70	67	64	62	61	57
Sun	58	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	62	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	68	64	62	61	61	61	61	67	71	75	71	65	63	61	58
Tue	56	61	74	67	63	62	61	62	63	70	76	76	73	66	66	63	58
Wed	57	60	72	66	62	63	62	60	62	70	71	72	74	64	64	62	58
Thu	56	61	73	63	63	60	60	61	64	69	74	72	74	64	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	60	61	61	60	63	67	72	79	76	76	75	65	65	63	57
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	61	64	61	63	63	68	70	67	64	62	61	57
Sun	58	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	62	58	59	59	58	59	59	60	57