Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 42% 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	63	74	69	69	66	69	69	70	78	78	80	78	71	69	69	62
Tue	59	64	77	71	67	68	69	68	71	80	85	83	81	73	73	69	60
Wed	60	65	82	71	67	74	70	67	69	77	79	79	80	70	68	68	61
Thu	59	64	78	70	69	67	66	67	74	77	84	79	81	71	71	68	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	76	83	86	86	85	81	71	69	66	61
Sat	59	61	61	62	63	65	67	69	73	71	76	77	76	74	67	67	61
Sun	59	61	61	61	61	62	63	65	71	65	67	68	66	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 87 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 73 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 (19 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 87 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 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 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	63	74	69	69	66	69	69	70	78	78	80	78	71	69	69	62
Tue	59	64	77	71	67	68	69	68	71	80	85	83	81	73	73	69	60
Wed	60	65	82	71	67	74	70	67	69	77	79	79	80	70	68	68	61
Thu	59	64	78	70	69	67	66	67	74	77	84	79	81	71	71	68	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	76	83	86	86	85	81	71	69	66	61
Sat	59	61	61	62	63	65	67	69	73	71	76	77	76	74	67	67	61
Sun	59	61	61	61	61	62	63	65	71	65	67	68	66	66	64	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	74	69	69	66	69	69	70	78	78	80	78	71	69	69	62
Tue	59	64	77	71	67	68	69	68	71	80	85	83	81	73	73	69	60
Wed	60	65	82	71	67	74	70	67	69	77	79	79	80	70	68	68	61
Thu	59	64	78	70	69	67	66	67	74	77	84	79	81	71	71	68	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	76	83	86	86	85	81	71	69	66	61
Sat	59	61	61	62	63	65	67	69	73	71	76	77	76	74	67	67	61
Sun	59	61	61	61	61	62	63	65	71	65	67	68	66	66	64	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	74	69	69	66	69	69	70	78	78	80	78	71	69	69	62
Tue	59	64	77	71	67	68	69	68	71	80	85	83	81	73	73	69	60
Wed	60	65	82	71	67	74	70	67	69	77	79	79	80	70	68	68	61
Thu	59	64	78	70	69	67	66	67	74	77	84	79	81	71	71	68	61
Fri	59	62	63	66	68	67	71	76	83	86	86	85	81	71	69	66	61
Sat	59	61	61	62	63	65	67	69	73	71	76	77	76	74	67	67	61
Sun	59	61	61	61	61	62	63	65	71	65	67	68	66	66	64	65	60