Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Rancho Cucamonga
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 68 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 54 | 57 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 56 |
| Tue | 54 | 59 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 56 |
| Wed | 55 | 58 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 56 |
| Thu | 54 | 60 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 56 |
| Fri | 54 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 78 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 56 |
| Sat | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 65 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 55 |
| Sun | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 55 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 80 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).
About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 31 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 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 Juan Capistrano to Rancho Cucamonga?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Rancho Cucamonga?
The 53-mile drive usually takes 54 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Rancho Cucamonga?
Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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) · 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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