Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-57 North and I-10 East, usually 46 at this time.

Only 19% 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.

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga (via SR-57 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Ana

Freeway, about 31 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 11 to 15 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) to central Rancho Cucamonga along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Ana 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	38	40	42	45	46	44	45	44	45	48	55	62	62	54	44	41	39
Tue	38	41	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	49	57	63	64	57	47	41	39
Wed	38	41	44	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	58	62	63	57	46	42	39
Thu	38	41	42	46	47	46	45	46	47	50	59	64	63	56	46	42	39
Fri	38	40	42	45	46	46	47	48	52	57	66	66	63	55	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	44	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39

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 Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 38 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1 mile)

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	38	40	42	45	46	44	45	44	45	48	55	62	62	54	44	41	39
Tue	38	41	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	49	57	63	64	57	47	41	39
Wed	38	41	44	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	58	62	63	57	46	42	39
Thu	38	41	42	46	47	46	45	46	47	50	59	64	63	56	46	42	39
Fri	38	40	42	45	46	46	47	48	52	57	66	66	63	55	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	44	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	45	46	44	45	44	45	48	55	62	62	54	44	41	39
Tue	38	41	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	49	57	63	64	57	47	41	39
Wed	38	41	44	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	58	62	63	57	46	42	39
Thu	38	41	42	46	47	46	45	46	47	50	59	64	63	56	46	42	39
Fri	38	40	42	45	46	46	47	48	52	57	66	66	63	55	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	44	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	45	46	44	45	44	45	48	55	62	62	54	44	41	39
Tue	38	41	43	45	46	45	45	45	45	49	57	63	64	57	47	41	39
Wed	38	41	44	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	58	62	63	57	46	42	39
Thu	38	41	42	46	47	46	45	46	47	50	59	64	63	56	46	42	39
Fri	38	40	42	45	46	46	47	48	52	57	66	66	63	55	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	44	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39