Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-10 West, usually 64 at this time.

Only 4% 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 56-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Monica to Rancho Cucamonga

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 9 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon5480938779696462616161626361565453
Tue5482989180706663626161626462565453
Wed5483999486756864636262626667646153
Thu5482969182746864636362646865595653
Fri5469777571676666656565656867676453
Sat5354555760626669706968666663585653
Sun5353535456586164697068666563626254

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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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