Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 4% 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 54-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mission Viejo to Rancho Cucamonga

Freeway, about 48 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 8 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 central Rancho Cucamonga to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo 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	50	69	76	73	64	58	57	56	57	57	57	59	62	54	52	51	51
Tue	50	71	82	78	67	61	61	58	57	57	59	61	64	55	51	51	51
Wed	50	70	80	78	69	62	60	58	57	58	59	63	65	56	52	51	51
Thu	50	68	77	74	66	61	61	59	58	58	59	63	63	56	52	51	51
Fri	50	62	68	65	62	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	56	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	57	60	60	60	60	58	57	57	55	52	52	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	56	55	53	53	52	53	50

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 Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo?

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	76	73	64	58	57	56	57	57	57	59	62	54	52	51	51
Tue	50	71	82	78	67	61	61	58	57	57	59	61	64	55	51	51	51
Wed	50	70	80	78	69	62	60	58	57	58	59	63	65	56	52	51	51
Thu	50	68	77	74	66	61	61	59	58	58	59	63	63	56	52	51	51
Fri	50	62	68	65	62	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	56	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	57	60	60	60	60	58	57	57	55	52	52	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	56	55	53	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	76	73	64	58	57	56	57	57	57	59	62	54	52	51	51
Tue	50	71	82	78	67	61	61	58	57	57	59	61	64	55	51	51	51
Wed	50	70	80	78	69	62	60	58	57	58	59	63	65	56	52	51	51
Thu	50	68	77	74	66	61	61	59	58	58	59	63	63	56	52	51	51
Fri	50	62	68	65	62	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	56	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	57	60	60	60	60	58	57	57	55	52	52	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	56	55	53	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	76	73	64	58	57	56	57	57	57	59	62	54	52	51	51
Tue	50	71	82	78	67	61	61	58	57	57	59	61	64	55	51	51	51
Wed	50	70	80	78	69	62	60	58	57	58	59	63	65	56	52	51	51
Thu	50	68	77	74	66	61	61	59	58	58	59	63	63	56	52	51	51
Fri	50	62	68	65	62	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	56	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	57	60	60	60	60	58	57	57	55	52	52	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	57	56	55	53	53	52	53	50