Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 101 minutes via I-210 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Santa Clarita 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	64	68	79	82	74	70	71	72	78	93	100	107	100	81	71	66	64
Tue	64	72	94	96	81	73	71	72	78	95	109	112	107	88	75	69	64
Wed	64	69	78	87	80	73	72	72	76	96	109	112	103	86	75	69	64
Thu	64	69	87	88	77	73	73	73	83	99	109	112	103	86	76	69	65
Fri	64	68	72	74	72	72	77	85	101	116	116	113	100	88	78	70	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	72	75	80	82	85	84	81	72	68	66	63
Sun	64	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	74	73	71	68	68	67	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 117 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 64 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	68	79	82	74	70	71	72	78	93	100	107	100	81	71	66	64
Tue	64	72	94	96	81	73	71	72	78	95	109	112	107	88	75	69	64
Wed	64	69	78	87	80	73	72	72	76	96	109	112	103	86	75	69	64
Thu	64	69	87	88	77	73	73	73	83	99	109	112	103	86	76	69	65
Fri	64	68	72	74	72	72	77	85	101	116	116	113	100	88	78	70	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	72	75	80	82	85	84	81	72	68	66	63
Sun	64	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	74	73	71	68	68	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	68	79	82	74	70	71	72	78	93	100	107	100	81	71	66	64
Tue	64	72	94	96	81	73	71	72	78	95	109	112	107	88	75	69	64
Wed	64	69	78	87	80	73	72	72	76	96	109	112	103	86	75	69	64
Thu	64	69	87	88	77	73	73	73	83	99	109	112	103	86	76	69	65
Fri	64	68	72	74	72	72	77	85	101	116	116	113	100	88	78	70	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	72	75	80	82	85	84	81	72	68	66	63
Sun	64	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	74	73	71	68	68	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	68	79	82	74	70	71	72	78	93	100	107	100	81	71	66	64
Tue	64	72	94	96	81	73	71	72	78	95	109	112	107	88	75	69	64
Wed	64	69	78	87	80	73	72	72	76	96	109	112	103	86	75	69	64
Thu	64	69	87	88	77	73	73	73	83	99	109	112	103	86	76	69	65
Fri	64	68	72	74	72	72	77	85	101	116	116	113	100	88	78	70	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	72	75	80	82	85	84	81	72	68	66	63
Sun	64	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	74	73	71	68	68	67	67	64