Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Santa Ana 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	37	53	66	64	53	47	45	44	44	43	45	46	48	42	40	39	39
Tue	37	56	69	67	54	48	46	45	45	44	47	49	50	45	40	39	39
Wed	38	54	69	65	58	49	47	46	44	46	46	49	51	47	41	40	39
Thu	38	53	65	61	52	48	47	45	45	45	46	50	50	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	47	53	51	47	47	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	46	42	40	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	47	45	45	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 14 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 Santa Ana (Main 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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	37	53	66	64	53	47	45	44	44	43	45	46	48	42	40	39	39
Tue	37	56	69	67	54	48	46	45	45	44	47	49	50	45	40	39	39
Wed	38	54	69	65	58	49	47	46	44	46	46	49	51	47	41	40	39
Thu	38	53	65	61	52	48	47	45	45	45	46	50	50	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	47	53	51	47	47	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	46	42	40	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	47	45	45	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	66	64	53	47	45	44	44	43	45	46	48	42	40	39	39
Tue	37	56	69	67	54	48	46	45	45	44	47	49	50	45	40	39	39
Wed	38	54	69	65	58	49	47	46	44	46	46	49	51	47	41	40	39
Thu	38	53	65	61	52	48	47	45	45	45	46	50	50	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	47	53	51	47	47	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	46	42	40	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	47	45	45	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	66	64	53	47	45	44	44	43	45	46	48	42	40	39	39
Tue	37	56	69	67	54	48	46	45	45	44	47	49	50	45	40	39	39
Wed	38	54	69	65	58	49	47	46	44	46	46	49	51	47	41	40	39
Thu	38	53	65	61	52	48	47	45	45	45	46	50	50	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	47	53	51	47	47	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	46	42	40	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	47	45	45	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39