Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Ontario

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Juan Capistrano to Ontario 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	46	50	60	58	53	52	52	52	53	57	66	68	66	54	52	49	47
Tue	47	53	62	61	56	54	53	53	54	60	66	68	66	55	52	51	47
Wed	47	52	61	61	54	52	52	52	54	61	67	67	67	57	51	51	48
Thu	47	51	61	58	53	53	53	53	55	61	68	68	68	59	53	51	48
Fri	46	48	52	51	52	53	54	56	64	68	70	70	68	57	53	51	48
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	52	55	52	52	54	58	56	57	53	51	50	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	49	50	49	48	49	48	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Ontario (via I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano to central Ontario 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 Juan Capistrano to Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Ontario?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 46 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Ontario?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 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)

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	46	50	60	58	53	52	52	52	53	57	66	68	66	54	52	49	47
Tue	47	53	62	61	56	54	53	53	54	60	66	68	66	55	52	51	47
Wed	47	52	61	61	54	52	52	52	54	61	67	67	67	57	51	51	48
Thu	47	51	61	58	53	53	53	53	55	61	68	68	68	59	53	51	48
Fri	46	48	52	51	52	53	54	56	64	68	70	70	68	57	53	51	48
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	52	55	52	52	54	58	56	57	53	51	50	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	49	50	49	48	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	60	58	53	52	52	52	53	57	66	68	66	54	52	49	47
Tue	47	53	62	61	56	54	53	53	54	60	66	68	66	55	52	51	47
Wed	47	52	61	61	54	52	52	52	54	61	67	67	67	57	51	51	48
Thu	47	51	61	58	53	53	53	53	55	61	68	68	68	59	53	51	48
Fri	46	48	52	51	52	53	54	56	64	68	70	70	68	57	53	51	48
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	52	55	52	52	54	58	56	57	53	51	50	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	49	50	49	48	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	60	58	53	52	52	52	53	57	66	68	66	54	52	49	47
Tue	47	53	62	61	56	54	53	53	54	60	66	68	66	55	52	51	47
Wed	47	52	61	61	54	52	52	52	54	61	67	67	67	57	51	51	48
Thu	47	51	61	58	53	53	53	53	55	61	68	68	68	59	53	51	48
Fri	46	48	52	51	52	53	54	56	64	68	70	70	68	57	53	51	48
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	52	55	52	52	54	58	56	57	53	51	50	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	49	50	49	48	49	48	49	47