Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (12:20 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North.

Only 8% 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 San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga 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	59	62	75	70	68	66	67	67	68	73	77	80	78	71	68	67	62
Tue	59	64	80	74	70	69	67	68	70	76	83	82	80	73	72	68	61
Wed	60	63	78	71	67	70	68	66	68	76	77	78	80	69	69	67	61
Thu	59	65	76	69	69	66	66	68	72	76	81	79	81	69	69	66	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	74	80	89	85	84	84	71	71	68	61
Sat	59	61	61	61	63	64	70	68	71	71	75	77	75	70	67	67	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	61	63	65	70	65	67	66	65	66	64	65	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Rancho Cucamonga 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 San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 59 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (3 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	59	62	75	70	68	66	67	67	68	73	77	80	78	71	68	67	62
Tue	59	64	80	74	70	69	67	68	70	76	83	82	80	73	72	68	61
Wed	60	63	78	71	67	70	68	66	68	76	77	78	80	69	69	67	61
Thu	59	65	76	69	69	66	66	68	72	76	81	79	81	69	69	66	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	74	80	89	85	84	84	71	71	68	61
Sat	59	61	61	61	63	64	70	68	71	71	75	77	75	70	67	67	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	61	63	65	70	65	67	66	65	66	64	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	75	70	68	66	67	67	68	73	77	80	78	71	68	67	62
Tue	59	64	80	74	70	69	67	68	70	76	83	82	80	73	72	68	61
Wed	60	63	78	71	67	70	68	66	68	76	77	78	80	69	69	67	61
Thu	59	65	76	69	69	66	66	68	72	76	81	79	81	69	69	66	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	74	80	89	85	84	84	71	71	68	61
Sat	59	61	61	61	63	64	70	68	71	71	75	77	75	70	67	67	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	61	63	65	70	65	67	66	65	66	64	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	75	70	68	66	67	67	68	73	77	80	78	71	68	67	62
Tue	59	64	80	74	70	69	67	68	70	76	83	82	80	73	72	68	61
Wed	60	63	78	71	67	70	68	66	68	76	77	78	80	69	69	67	61
Thu	59	65	76	69	69	66	66	68	72	76	81	79	81	69	69	66	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	74	80	89	85	84	84	71	71	68	61
Sat	59	61	61	61	63	64	70	68	71	71	75	77	75	70	67	67	60
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	61	63	65	70	65	67	66	65	66	64	65	60