Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica

Right now (12:02 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 West.

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 Monica 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	52	76	90	77	72	66	63	61	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	83	95	86	73	65	63	61	60	58	57	57	57	57	55	55	53
Wed	54	81	97	89	77	71	68	61	60	58	57	56	59	67	72	68	54
Thu	54	75	88	82	71	67	65	62	60	58	57	57	62	58	57	60	54
Fri	54	63	68	67	66	63	61	61	61	59	61	57	60	63	76	69	53
Sat	53	55	56	56	59	60	62	61	65	61	61	59	59	60	57	56	53
Sun	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	58	63	65	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga to downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	52	76	90	77	72	66	63	61	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	83	95	86	73	65	63	61	60	58	57	57	57	57	55	55	53
Wed	54	81	97	89	77	71	68	61	60	58	57	56	59	67	72	68	54
Thu	54	75	88	82	71	67	65	62	60	58	57	57	62	58	57	60	54
Fri	54	63	68	67	66	63	61	61	61	59	61	57	60	63	76	69	53
Sat	53	55	56	56	59	60	62	61	65	61	61	59	59	60	57	56	53
Sun	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	58	63	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	90	77	72	66	63	61	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	83	95	86	73	65	63	61	60	58	57	57	57	57	55	55	53
Wed	54	81	97	89	77	71	68	61	60	58	57	56	59	67	72	68	54
Thu	54	75	88	82	71	67	65	62	60	58	57	57	62	58	57	60	54
Fri	54	63	68	67	66	63	61	61	61	59	61	57	60	63	76	69	53
Sat	53	55	56	56	59	60	62	61	65	61	61	59	59	60	57	56	53
Sun	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	58	63	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	90	77	72	66	63	61	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53
Tue	53	83	95	86	73	65	63	61	60	58	57	57	57	57	55	55	53
Wed	54	81	97	89	77	71	68	61	60	58	57	56	59	67	72	68	54
Thu	54	75	88	82	71	67	65	62	60	58	57	57	62	58	57	60	54
Fri	54	63	68	67	66	63	61	61	61	59	61	57	60	63	76	69	53
Sat	53	55	56	56	59	60	62	61	65	61	61	59	59	60	57	56	53
Sun	53	53	54	55	56	56	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	58	63	65	54