Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-15 South and I-5 South and SR-241 South, usually 61 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 San Juan Capistrano 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	54	70	80	79	72	63	60	59	60	60	63	67	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	54	73	82	81	75	64	60	59	59	60	64	68	66	62	56	56	54
Wed	54	70	77	82	74	63	60	59	60	60	64	67	65	62	56	56	54
Thu	54	71	77	75	68	62	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	60	56	55	54
Fri	54	65	66	65	63	61	59	60	61	60	62	64	62	60	57	56	54
Sat	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	61	63	63	62	60	60	59	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	63	61	61	59	58	59	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to San Juan Capistrano (via I-15 South and I-5 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 85 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 San Juan Capistrano 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 San Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to San Juan Capistrano?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (13 miles) · 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-15 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 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	54	70	80	79	72	63	60	59	60	60	63	67	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	54	73	82	81	75	64	60	59	59	60	64	68	66	62	56	56	54
Wed	54	70	77	82	74	63	60	59	60	60	64	67	65	62	56	56	54
Thu	54	71	77	75	68	62	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	60	56	55	54
Fri	54	65	66	65	63	61	59	60	61	60	62	64	62	60	57	56	54
Sat	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	61	63	63	62	60	60	59	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	63	61	61	59	58	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	80	79	72	63	60	59	60	60	63	67	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	54	73	82	81	75	64	60	59	59	60	64	68	66	62	56	56	54
Wed	54	70	77	82	74	63	60	59	60	60	64	67	65	62	56	56	54
Thu	54	71	77	75	68	62	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	60	56	55	54
Fri	54	65	66	65	63	61	59	60	61	60	62	64	62	60	57	56	54
Sat	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	61	63	63	62	60	60	59	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	63	61	61	59	58	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	80	79	72	63	60	59	60	60	63	67	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	54	73	82	81	75	64	60	59	59	60	64	68	66	62	56	56	54
Wed	54	70	77	82	74	63	60	59	60	60	64	67	65	62	56	56	54
Thu	54	71	77	75	68	62	60	60	60	61	62	64	63	60	56	55	54
Fri	54	65	66	65	63	61	59	60	61	60	62	64	62	60	57	56	54
Sat	54	56	56	57	57	58	60	61	63	63	62	60	60	59	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	58	60	60	63	61	61	59	58	59	57	57	54