Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita 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	54	68	94	92	69	57	57	56	58	60	62	59	58	58	54	53	51
Tue	53	71	97	99	75	59	55	55	56	58	62	59	59	57	55	52	50
Wed	52	71	97	100	76	60	55	55	59	59	62	62	61	59	54	51	49
Thu	53	69	93	92	74	57	56	57	61	62	62	61	61	60	55	52	50
Fri	51	60	66	67	60	56	58	57	61	62	66	65	65	61	56	52	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	59	62	62	60	61	58	55	53	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	58	60	62	63	59	55	54	53	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 49 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	94	92	69	57	57	56	58	60	62	59	58	58	54	53	51
Tue	53	71	97	99	75	59	55	55	56	58	62	59	59	57	55	52	50
Wed	52	71	97	100	76	60	55	55	59	59	62	62	61	59	54	51	49
Thu	53	69	93	92	74	57	56	57	61	62	62	61	61	60	55	52	50
Fri	51	60	66	67	60	56	58	57	61	62	66	65	65	61	56	52	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	59	62	62	60	61	58	55	53	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	58	60	62	63	59	55	54	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	94	92	69	57	57	56	58	60	62	59	58	58	54	53	51
Tue	53	71	97	99	75	59	55	55	56	58	62	59	59	57	55	52	50
Wed	52	71	97	100	76	60	55	55	59	59	62	62	61	59	54	51	49
Thu	53	69	93	92	74	57	56	57	61	62	62	61	61	60	55	52	50
Fri	51	60	66	67	60	56	58	57	61	62	66	65	65	61	56	52	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	59	62	62	60	61	58	55	53	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	58	60	62	63	59	55	54	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	94	92	69	57	57	56	58	60	62	59	58	58	54	53	51
Tue	53	71	97	99	75	59	55	55	56	58	62	59	59	57	55	52	50
Wed	52	71	97	100	76	60	55	55	59	59	62	62	61	59	54	51	49
Thu	53	69	93	92	74	57	56	57	61	62	62	61	61	60	55	52	50
Fri	51	60	66	67	60	56	58	57	61	62	66	65	65	61	56	52	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	59	62	62	60	61	58	55	53	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	58	60	62	63	59	55	54	53	53	53	50