Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Laguna Niguel

Right now (9:57 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Laguna Niguel 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	55	71	81	79	73	64	60	60	61	61	64	68	66	61	57	57	56
Tue	55	74	83	82	76	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	67	63	57	57	55
Wed	55	71	78	83	75	64	61	60	61	61	65	68	66	63	57	56	55
Thu	55	72	78	76	69	62	61	61	61	62	63	65	64	61	57	56	55
Fri	55	66	67	66	63	61	60	60	61	61	63	65	63	61	58	56	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	58	59	61	62	64	63	63	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	63	62	62	60	59	60	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Laguna Niguel (via I-15 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 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 Laguna Niguel 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 Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Laguna Niguel?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	81	79	73	64	60	60	61	61	64	68	66	61	57	57	56
Tue	55	74	83	82	76	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	67	63	57	57	55
Wed	55	71	78	83	75	64	61	60	61	61	65	68	66	63	57	56	55
Thu	55	72	78	76	69	62	61	61	61	62	63	65	64	61	57	56	55
Fri	55	66	67	66	63	61	60	60	61	61	63	65	63	61	58	56	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	58	59	61	62	64	63	63	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	63	62	62	60	59	60	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	81	79	73	64	60	60	61	61	64	68	66	61	57	57	56
Tue	55	74	83	82	76	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	67	63	57	57	55
Wed	55	71	78	83	75	64	61	60	61	61	65	68	66	63	57	56	55
Thu	55	72	78	76	69	62	61	61	61	62	63	65	64	61	57	56	55
Fri	55	66	67	66	63	61	60	60	61	61	63	65	63	61	58	56	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	58	59	61	62	64	63	63	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	63	62	62	60	59	60	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	81	79	73	64	60	60	61	61	64	68	66	61	57	57	56
Tue	55	74	83	82	76	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	67	63	57	57	55
Wed	55	71	78	83	75	64	61	60	61	61	65	68	66	63	57	56	55
Thu	55	72	78	76	69	62	61	61	61	62	63	65	64	61	57	56	55
Fri	55	66	67	66	63	61	60	60	61	61	63	65	63	61	58	56	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	58	59	61	62	64	63	63	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	63	62	62	60	59	60	58	58	55