Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Chino Hills

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 36 minutes via SR-241 North.

Only 23% 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 Santa Margarita to Chino Hills 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	36	37	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	45	47	45	41	40	38	36
Tue	36	37	43	41	40	39	39	39	39	43	46	47	45	41	41	39	36
Wed	36	37	42	41	40	38	38	38	39	42	45	47	47	41	40	39	37
Thu	36	37	41	40	39	39	39	39	40	43	46	47	47	42	40	39	36
Fri	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	43	47	47	47	45	42	41	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Chino Hills (via SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Santa Margarita to central Chino Hills 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 Santa Margarita to Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Chino Hills?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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
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Fri	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	43	47	47	47	45	42	41	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	36

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Tue	36	37	43	41	40	39	39	39	39	43	46	47	45	41	41	39	36
Wed	36	37	42	41	40	38	38	38	39	42	45	47	47	41	40	39	37
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