Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 6% 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 38-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 11 to 13 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 Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 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	38	52	57	57	49	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	46	42	40	39	39
Tue	38	53	62	60	51	47	47	45	44	44	46	47	48	43	39	39	38
Wed	38	52	61	59	53	48	46	45	44	45	45	47	49	43	39	39	39
Thu	38	51	58	56	50	47	47	45	45	45	45	47	47	43	39	39	39
Fri	38	46	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	44	40	39	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	43	45	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	40	40	39

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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 38 to 63 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 Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	52	57	57	49	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	46	42	40	39	39
Tue	38	53	62	60	51	47	47	45	44	44	46	47	48	43	39	39	38
Wed	38	52	61	59	53	48	46	45	44	45	45	47	49	43	39	39	39
Thu	38	51	58	56	50	47	47	45	45	45	45	47	47	43	39	39	39
Fri	38	46	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	44	40	39	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	43	45	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	52	57	57	49	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	46	42	40	39	39
Tue	38	53	62	60	51	47	47	45	44	44	46	47	48	43	39	39	38
Wed	38	52	61	59	53	48	46	45	44	45	45	47	49	43	39	39	39
Thu	38	51	58	56	50	47	47	45	45	45	45	47	47	43	39	39	39
Fri	38	46	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	44	40	39	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	43	45	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	52	57	57	49	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	46	42	40	39	39
Tue	38	53	62	60	51	47	47	45	44	44	46	47	48	43	39	39	38
Wed	38	52	61	59	53	48	46	45	44	45	45	47	49	43	39	39	39
Thu	38	51	58	56	50	47	47	45	45	45	45	47	47	43	39	39	39
Fri	38	46	50	49	47	46	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	44	40	39	38
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	43	45	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	44	43	41	40	40	40	40	39