Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Los Angeles

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-10 West, usually 45 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 Rancho Cucamonga to 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	58	68	61	55	49	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	58	72	67	56	51	48	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	42	42	40
Wed	39	57	72	67	57	51	48	45	44	43	43	43	45	54	58	54	40
Thu	39	56	67	61	53	50	47	45	44	44	43	43	49	44	43	45	40
Fri	39	46	51	50	48	46	46	45	46	45	45	43	50	50	52	51	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	47	45	46	45	44	45	45	51	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	45	48	47	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	58	68	61	55	49	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	58	72	67	56	51	48	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	42	42	40
Wed	39	57	72	67	57	51	48	45	44	43	43	43	45	54	58	54	40
Thu	39	56	67	61	53	50	47	45	44	44	43	43	49	44	43	45	40
Fri	39	46	51	50	48	46	46	45	46	45	45	43	50	50	52	51	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	47	45	46	45	44	45	45	51	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	45	48	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	58	68	61	55	49	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	58	72	67	56	51	48	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	42	42	40
Wed	39	57	72	67	57	51	48	45	44	43	43	43	45	54	58	54	40
Thu	39	56	67	61	53	50	47	45	44	44	43	43	49	44	43	45	40
Fri	39	46	51	50	48	46	46	45	46	45	45	43	50	50	52	51	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	47	45	46	45	44	45	45	51	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	45	48	47	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	58	68	61	55	49	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	58	72	67	56	51	48	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	42	42	40
Wed	39	57	72	67	57	51	48	45	44	43	43	43	45	54	58	54	40
Thu	39	56	67	61	53	50	47	45	44	44	43	43	49	44	43	45	40
Fri	39	46	51	50	48	46	46	45	46	45	45	43	50	50	52	51	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	42	43	47	45	46	45	44	45	45	51	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	45	48	47	41