Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Victorville

Right now (6:05 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 North, usually 84 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 Victorville 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	83	85	88	87	89	91	91	94	95	96	100	104	101	96	93	88	84
Tue	84	86	89	89	90	90	92	92	93	95	102	102	100	95	93	88	84
Wed	84	86	89	90	89	90	91	91	92	94	98	99	99	94	92	88	84
Thu	84	86	89	88	88	90	90	92	92	95	103	106	101	97	94	89	83
Fri	84	85	86	87	89	91	91	93	97	104	111	111	106	103	97	91	84
Sat	82	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	83
Sun	83	83	84	83	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	85	86	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to Victorville (via I-15 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 112 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 8 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 Victorville 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 Victorville?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 83 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to Victorville?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 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	83	85	88	87	89	91	91	94	95	96	100	104	101	96	93	88	84
Tue	84	86	89	89	90	90	92	92	93	95	102	102	100	95	93	88	84
Wed	84	86	89	90	89	90	91	91	92	94	98	99	99	94	92	88	84
Thu	84	86	89	88	88	90	90	92	92	95	103	106	101	97	94	89	83
Fri	84	85	86	87	89	91	91	93	97	104	111	111	106	103	97	91	84
Sat	82	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	83
Sun	83	83	84	83	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	85	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	88	87	89	91	91	94	95	96	100	104	101	96	93	88	84
Tue	84	86	89	89	90	90	92	92	93	95	102	102	100	95	93	88	84
Wed	84	86	89	90	89	90	91	91	92	94	98	99	99	94	92	88	84
Thu	84	86	89	88	88	90	90	92	92	95	103	106	101	97	94	89	83
Fri	84	85	86	87	89	91	91	93	97	104	111	111	106	103	97	91	84
Sat	82	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	83
Sun	83	83	84	83	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	85	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	88	87	89	91	91	94	95	96	100	104	101	96	93	88	84
Tue	84	86	89	89	90	90	92	92	93	95	102	102	100	95	93	88	84
Wed	84	86	89	90	89	90	91	91	92	94	98	99	99	94	92	88	84
Thu	84	86	89	88	88	90	90	92	92	95	103	106	101	97	94	89	83
Fri	84	85	86	87	89	91	91	93	97	104	111	111	106	103	97	91	84
Sat	82	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	83
Sun	83	83	84	83	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	85	86	82