Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 12% 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 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	49	71	81	80	66	59	58	57	58	56	57	59	64	54	52	52	51
Tue	49	74	86	83	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	63	66	57	52	52	51
Wed	50	72	87	84	75	63	63	60	57	59	59	64	67	58	52	52	51
Thu	49	72	83	79	69	62	61	59	58	58	60	65	65	58	52	51	51
Fri	50	64	71	68	63	62	59	58	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	59	61	59	58	57	55	53	52	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	56	58	56	56	57	55	54	53	53	53	51

About this drive

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 49 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 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 Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (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	49	71	81	80	66	59	58	57	58	56	57	59	64	54	52	52	51
Tue	49	74	86	83	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	63	66	57	52	52	51
Wed	50	72	87	84	75	63	63	60	57	59	59	64	67	58	52	52	51
Thu	49	72	83	79	69	62	61	59	58	58	60	65	65	58	52	51	51
Fri	50	64	71	68	63	62	59	58	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	59	61	59	58	57	55	53	52	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	56	58	56	56	57	55	54	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	71	81	80	66	59	58	57	58	56	57	59	64	54	52	52	51
Tue	49	74	86	83	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	63	66	57	52	52	51
Wed	50	72	87	84	75	63	63	60	57	59	59	64	67	58	52	52	51
Thu	49	72	83	79	69	62	61	59	58	58	60	65	65	58	52	51	51
Fri	50	64	71	68	63	62	59	58	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	59	61	59	58	57	55	53	52	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	56	58	56	56	57	55	54	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	71	81	80	66	59	58	57	58	56	57	59	64	54	52	52	51
Tue	49	74	86	83	68	61	59	58	57	57	59	63	66	57	52	52	51
Wed	50	72	87	84	75	63	63	60	57	59	59	64	67	58	52	52	51
Thu	49	72	83	79	69	62	61	59	58	58	60	65	65	58	52	51	51
Fri	50	64	71	68	63	62	59	58	59	60	60	60	61	58	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	54	56	58	60	60	59	61	59	58	57	55	53	52	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	56	58	56	56	57	55	54	53	53	53	51