Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-133 North, usually 62 at this time.
Only 27% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 59 |
| Tue | 56 | 60 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 58 |
| Wed | 57 | 61 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 57 |
| Thu | 56 | 60 | 76 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 57 |
| Fri | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 58 |
| Sat | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 58 |
| Sun | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 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 78 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 66 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 78 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 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Rancho Cucamonga?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 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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