Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 4% 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.

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 48 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Rancho Cucamonga along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo 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	50	52	53	59	58	56	57	57	59	65	76	80	77	67	56	53	51
Tue	50	53	54	59	59	59	59	58	60	65	76	81	79	71	59	53	50
Wed	50	53	55	60	59	59	58	59	61	67	78	82	81	71	60	56	52
Thu	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	59	61	67	78	82	78	69	59	54	51
Fri	50	52	53	56	57	58	60	62	68	76	84	83	79	68	59	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	61	58	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	50

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 Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	53	59	58	56	57	57	59	65	76	80	77	67	56	53	51
Tue	50	53	54	59	59	59	59	58	60	65	76	81	79	71	59	53	50
Wed	50	53	55	60	59	59	58	59	61	67	78	82	81	71	60	56	52
Thu	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	59	61	67	78	82	78	69	59	54	51
Fri	50	52	53	56	57	58	60	62	68	76	84	83	79	68	59	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	61	58	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	53	59	58	56	57	57	59	65	76	80	77	67	56	53	51
Tue	50	53	54	59	59	59	59	58	60	65	76	81	79	71	59	53	50
Wed	50	53	55	60	59	59	58	59	61	67	78	82	81	71	60	56	52
Thu	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	59	61	67	78	82	78	69	59	54	51
Fri	50	52	53	56	57	58	60	62	68	76	84	83	79	68	59	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	61	58	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	53	59	58	56	57	57	59	65	76	80	77	67	56	53	51
Tue	50	53	54	59	59	59	59	58	60	65	76	81	79	71	59	53	50
Wed	50	53	55	60	59	59	58	59	61	67	78	82	81	71	60	56	52
Thu	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	59	61	67	78	82	78	69	59	54	51
Fri	50	52	53	56	57	58	60	62	68	76	84	83	79	68	59	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	61	61	58	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	50