Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Hesperia

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Hesperia 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	77	86	82	80	82	83	82	84	86	87	92	95	93	87	83	80	76
Tue	76	81	82	82	81	82	83	83	85	87	93	95	93	86	83	81	76
Wed	75	80	80	82	80	82	82	82	83	87	91	92	91	85	83	80	76
Thu	75	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	84	88	95	96	94	90	86	81	76
Fri	75	77	77	79	80	82	83	84	89	97	103	102	98	94	89	84	77
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	75
Sun	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	79	79	77	77	78	78	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Hesperia (via I-15 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (6 to 15 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 Hesperia 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 Hesperia?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Hesperia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (32 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	77	86	82	80	82	83	82	84	86	87	92	95	93	87	83	80	76
Tue	76	81	82	82	81	82	83	83	85	87	93	95	93	86	83	81	76
Wed	75	80	80	82	80	82	82	82	83	87	91	92	91	85	83	80	76
Thu	75	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	84	88	95	96	94	90	86	81	76
Fri	75	77	77	79	80	82	83	84	89	97	103	102	98	94	89	84	77
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	75
Sun	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	79	79	77	77	78	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	86	82	80	82	83	82	84	86	87	92	95	93	87	83	80	76
Tue	76	81	82	82	81	82	83	83	85	87	93	95	93	86	83	81	76
Wed	75	80	80	82	80	82	82	82	83	87	91	92	91	85	83	80	76
Thu	75	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	84	88	95	96	94	90	86	81	76
Fri	75	77	77	79	80	82	83	84	89	97	103	102	98	94	89	84	77
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	75
Sun	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	79	79	77	77	78	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	86	82	80	82	83	82	84	86	87	92	95	93	87	83	80	76
Tue	76	81	82	82	81	82	83	83	85	87	93	95	93	86	83	81	76
Wed	75	80	80	82	80	82	82	82	83	87	91	92	91	85	83	80	76
Thu	75	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	84	88	95	96	94	90	86	81	76
Fri	75	77	77	79	80	82	83	84	89	97	103	102	98	94	89	84	77
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	75
Sun	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	79	79	77	77	78	78	75