Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles 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	38	56	64	61	48	47	46	44	45	42	44	47	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	67	71	67	53	49	46	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	42	40	38
Wed	38	72	77	67	52	50	48	44	43	45	45	47	49	47	45	41	39
Thu	38	69	82	62	53	48	46	44	44	45	47	48	47	47	42	40	38
Fri	38	49	51	47	48	48	45	45	45	46	45	47	46	45	42	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	45	46	45	41	39	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	47	47	50	44	43	41	41	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles (via I-210 West and SR-60 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga to central East Los Angeles 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 Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	56	64	61	48	47	46	44	45	42	44	47	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	67	71	67	53	49	46	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	42	40	38
Wed	38	72	77	67	52	50	48	44	43	45	45	47	49	47	45	41	39
Thu	38	69	82	62	53	48	46	44	44	45	47	48	47	47	42	40	38
Fri	38	49	51	47	48	48	45	45	45	46	45	47	46	45	42	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	45	46	45	41	39	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	47	47	50	44	43	41	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	56	64	61	48	47	46	44	45	42	44	47	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	67	71	67	53	49	46	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	42	40	38
Wed	38	72	77	67	52	50	48	44	43	45	45	47	49	47	45	41	39
Thu	38	69	82	62	53	48	46	44	44	45	47	48	47	47	42	40	38
Fri	38	49	51	47	48	48	45	45	45	46	45	47	46	45	42	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	45	46	45	41	39	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	47	47	50	44	43	41	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	56	64	61	48	47	46	44	45	42	44	47	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	67	71	67	53	49	46	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	42	40	38
Wed	38	72	77	67	52	50	48	44	43	45	45	47	49	47	45	41	39
Thu	38	69	82	62	53	48	46	44	44	45	47	48	47	47	42	40	38
Fri	38	49	51	47	48	48	45	45	45	46	45	47	46	45	42	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	45	46	45	41	39	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	47	47	50	44	43	41	41	42	42	39