Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Irvine

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Irvine 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	45	64	75	74	60	54	53	52	52	51	52	54	58	49	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	80	77	61	55	54	52	52	51	54	58	61	52	47	47	46
Wed	45	65	81	77	69	57	58	55	52	54	53	59	62	53	47	47	46
Thu	45	65	77	73	63	57	56	54	53	53	55	60	60	53	48	46	46
Fri	45	57	64	61	57	56	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	53	48	47	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	53	52	52	50	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	48	48	48	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Irvine (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 17 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 Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 45 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	45	64	75	74	60	54	53	52	52	51	52	54	58	49	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	80	77	61	55	54	52	52	51	54	58	61	52	47	47	46
Wed	45	65	81	77	69	57	58	55	52	54	53	59	62	53	47	47	46
Thu	45	65	77	73	63	57	56	54	53	53	55	60	60	53	48	46	46
Fri	45	57	64	61	57	56	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	53	48	47	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	53	52	52	50	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	64	75	74	60	54	53	52	52	51	52	54	58	49	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	80	77	61	55	54	52	52	51	54	58	61	52	47	47	46
Wed	45	65	81	77	69	57	58	55	52	54	53	59	62	53	47	47	46
Thu	45	65	77	73	63	57	56	54	53	53	55	60	60	53	48	46	46
Fri	45	57	64	61	57	56	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	53	48	47	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	53	52	52	50	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	64	75	74	60	54	53	52	52	51	52	54	58	49	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	80	77	61	55	54	52	52	51	54	58	61	52	47	47	46
Wed	45	65	81	77	69	57	58	55	52	54	53	59	62	53	47	47	46
Thu	45	65	77	73	63	57	56	54	53	53	55	60	60	53	48	46	46
Fri	45	57	64	61	57	56	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	53	48	47	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	53	52	52	50	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	48	48	48	48	46