Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 13% 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 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	54	59	58	57	58	59	60	61	67	71	71	65	57	53	50
Tue	50	52	54	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	68	74	76	69	61	54	50
Wed	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	60	60	61	67	72	76	68	62	55	50
Thu	50	52	53	58	59	59	60	60	60	62	68	74	73	66	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	62	66	74	74	75	66	61	57	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	58	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	50	51	52	55	54	56	55	57	56	57	57	57	54	50

About this drive

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 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 76 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 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · 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-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga over Thanksgiving: when to leave →

More drives

Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · Mission Viejo to Long Beach · Mission Viejo to West Covina · Mission Viejo to Burbank · Mission Viejo to Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	59	58	57	58	59	60	61	67	71	71	65	57	53	50
Tue	50	52	54	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	68	74	76	69	61	54	50
Wed	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	60	60	61	67	72	76	68	62	55	50
Thu	50	52	53	58	59	59	60	60	60	62	68	74	73	66	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	62	66	74	74	75	66	61	57	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	58	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	50	51	52	55	54	56	55	57	56	57	57	57	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	59	58	57	58	59	60	61	67	71	71	65	57	53	50
Tue	50	52	54	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	68	74	76	69	61	54	50
Wed	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	60	60	61	67	72	76	68	62	55	50
Thu	50	52	53	58	59	59	60	60	60	62	68	74	73	66	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	62	66	74	74	75	66	61	57	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	58	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	50	51	52	55	54	56	55	57	56	57	57	57	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	59	58	57	58	59	60	61	67	71	71	65	57	53	50
Tue	50	52	54	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	68	74	76	69	61	54	50
Wed	50	52	55	59	58	60	59	60	60	61	67	72	76	68	62	55	50
Thu	50	52	53	58	59	59	60	60	60	62	68	74	73	66	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	62	66	74	74	75	66	61	57	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	58	57	55	51
Sun	50	50	51	50	51	52	55	54	56	55	57	56	57	57	57	54	50