Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-210 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 1% 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 35-mile drive from Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 10 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 Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena 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	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	38	41	47	67	69	66	52	41	35	33
Tue	33	34	36	37	36	36	37	38	41	52	75	77	75	58	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	36	37	36	37	38	39	40	50	73	76	75	61	45	38	33
Thu	33	34	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	55	75	76	72	59	46	39	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	45	57	73	83	76	66	58	46	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	40	42	47	50	50	48	45	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	35	35	33

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 Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	38	41	47	67	69	66	52	41	35	33
Tue	33	34	36	37	36	36	37	38	41	52	75	77	75	58	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	36	37	36	37	38	39	40	50	73	76	75	61	45	38	33
Thu	33	34	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	55	75	76	72	59	46	39	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	45	57	73	83	76	66	58	46	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	40	42	47	50	50	48	45	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	38	41	47	67	69	66	52	41	35	33
Tue	33	34	36	37	36	36	37	38	41	52	75	77	75	58	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	36	37	36	37	38	39	40	50	73	76	75	61	45	38	33
Thu	33	34	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	55	75	76	72	59	46	39	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	45	57	73	83	76	66	58	46	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	40	42	47	50	50	48	45	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	38	41	47	67	69	66	52	41	35	33
Tue	33	34	36	37	36	36	37	38	41	52	75	77	75	58	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	36	37	36	37	38	39	40	50	73	76	75	61	45	38	33
Thu	33	34	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	55	75	76	72	59	46	39	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	45	57	73	83	76	66	58	46	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	40	42	47	50	50	48	45	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	36	36	35	35	35	33