Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-210 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 28% 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 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	63	83	95	94	86	82	79	75	75	73	78	85	79	70	67	66	64
Tue	63	90	107	99	90	84	79	74	74	75	83	90	84	75	69	66	64
Wed	63	88	109	99	91	83	80	77	74	76	87	91	86	78	71	68	65
Thu	63	87	105	97	92	82	78	76	74	77	87	95	92	78	71	67	65
Fri	63	76	83	82	81	81	78	80	80	84	96	94	84	78	71	67	64
Sat	65	65	66	65	67	70	75	75	76	77	76	75	73	71	67	64	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	65	67	72	74	72	72	70	69	68	67	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	95	94	86	82	79	75	75	73	78	85	79	70	67	66	64
Tue	63	90	107	99	90	84	79	74	74	75	83	90	84	75	69	66	64
Wed	63	88	109	99	91	83	80	77	74	76	87	91	86	78	71	68	65
Thu	63	87	105	97	92	82	78	76	74	77	87	95	92	78	71	67	65
Fri	63	76	83	82	81	81	78	80	80	84	96	94	84	78	71	67	64
Sat	65	65	66	65	67	70	75	75	76	77	76	75	73	71	67	64	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	65	67	72	74	72	72	70	69	68	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	95	94	86	82	79	75	75	73	78	85	79	70	67	66	64
Tue	63	90	107	99	90	84	79	74	74	75	83	90	84	75	69	66	64
Wed	63	88	109	99	91	83	80	77	74	76	87	91	86	78	71	68	65
Thu	63	87	105	97	92	82	78	76	74	77	87	95	92	78	71	67	65
Fri	63	76	83	82	81	81	78	80	80	84	96	94	84	78	71	67	64
Sat	65	65	66	65	67	70	75	75	76	77	76	75	73	71	67	64	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	65	67	72	74	72	72	70	69	68	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	95	94	86	82	79	75	75	73	78	85	79	70	67	66	64
Tue	63	90	107	99	90	84	79	74	74	75	83	90	84	75	69	66	64
Wed	63	88	109	99	91	83	80	77	74	76	87	91	86	78	71	68	65
Thu	63	87	105	97	92	82	78	76	74	77	87	95	92	78	71	67	65
Fri	63	76	83	82	81	81	78	80	80	84	96	94	84	78	71	67	64
Sat	65	65	66	65	67	70	75	75	76	77	76	75	73	71	67	64	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	66	65	67	72	74	72	72	70	69	68	67	67	64