Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Moreno Valley

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Moreno Valley 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	50	52	56	57	55	55	56	57	61	62	67	69	69	60	56	54	51
Tue	50	53	59	59	56	55	56	57	57	64	71	71	71	62	57	56	51
Wed	50	53	58	60	56	55	55	57	58	64	67	68	69	60	56	55	51
Thu	50	52	58	59	56	55	56	56	59	63	69	72	71	62	58	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	57	59	65	69	74	74	71	65	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	57	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	52	52	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Moreno Valley (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Rancho Santa Margarita to central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	50	52	56	57	55	55	56	57	61	62	67	69	69	60	56	54	51
Tue	50	53	59	59	56	55	56	57	57	64	71	71	71	62	57	56	51
Wed	50	53	58	60	56	55	55	57	58	64	67	68	69	60	56	55	51
Thu	50	52	58	59	56	55	56	56	59	63	69	72	71	62	58	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	57	59	65	69	74	74	71	65	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	57	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	52	52	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	57	55	55	56	57	61	62	67	69	69	60	56	54	51
Tue	50	53	59	59	56	55	56	57	57	64	71	71	71	62	57	56	51
Wed	50	53	58	60	56	55	55	57	58	64	67	68	69	60	56	55	51
Thu	50	52	58	59	56	55	56	56	59	63	69	72	71	62	58	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	57	59	65	69	74	74	71	65	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	57	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	52	52	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	57	55	55	56	57	61	62	67	69	69	60	56	54	51
Tue	50	53	59	59	56	55	56	57	57	64	71	71	71	62	57	56	51
Wed	50	53	58	60	56	55	55	57	58	64	67	68	69	60	56	55	51
Thu	50	52	58	59	56	55	56	56	59	63	69	72	71	62	58	55	51
Fri	50	52	54	57	55	56	57	59	65	69	74	74	71	65	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	57	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	52	52	53	53	50