Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-210 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 1% 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 69-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 15 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita 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	64	81	92	88	82	78	77	74	73	73	76	80	78	72	68	66	65
Tue	64	85	99	96	88	81	76	73	73	74	79	82	81	75	69	66	65
Wed	64	86	100	97	88	83	77	74	72	73	80	84	84	76	70	67	65
Thu	64	84	99	95	88	79	76	74	73	74	80	86	84	76	69	66	65
Fri	64	74	80	82	80	79	78	80	79	84	90	91	86	79	72	67	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	69	74	78	79	78	77	75	75	73	71	67	65	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	68	71	77	79	78	75	73	73	71	69	68	64

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 Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 64 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	81	92	88	82	78	77	74	73	73	76	80	78	72	68	66	65
Tue	64	85	99	96	88	81	76	73	73	74	79	82	81	75	69	66	65
Wed	64	86	100	97	88	83	77	74	72	73	80	84	84	76	70	67	65
Thu	64	84	99	95	88	79	76	74	73	74	80	86	84	76	69	66	65
Fri	64	74	80	82	80	79	78	80	79	84	90	91	86	79	72	67	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	69	74	78	79	78	77	75	75	73	71	67	65	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	68	71	77	79	78	75	73	73	71	69	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	81	92	88	82	78	77	74	73	73	76	80	78	72	68	66	65
Tue	64	85	99	96	88	81	76	73	73	74	79	82	81	75	69	66	65
Wed	64	86	100	97	88	83	77	74	72	73	80	84	84	76	70	67	65
Thu	64	84	99	95	88	79	76	74	73	74	80	86	84	76	69	66	65
Fri	64	74	80	82	80	79	78	80	79	84	90	91	86	79	72	67	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	69	74	78	79	78	77	75	75	73	71	67	65	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	68	71	77	79	78	75	73	73	71	69	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	81	92	88	82	78	77	74	73	73	76	80	78	72	68	66	65
Tue	64	85	99	96	88	81	76	73	73	74	79	82	81	75	69	66	65
Wed	64	86	100	97	88	83	77	74	72	73	80	84	84	76	70	67	65
Thu	64	84	99	95	88	79	76	74	73	74	80	86	84	76	69	66	65
Fri	64	74	80	82	80	79	78	80	79	84	90	91	86	79	72	67	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	69	74	78	79	78	77	75	75	73	71	67	65	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	68	71	77	79	78	75	73	73	71	69	68	64