Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-210 East, usually 92 at this time.

None 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 67-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 118 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 61 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 17 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 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	74	75	72	70	71	72	76	93	100	101	94	78	70	66	64
Tue	64	70	85	85	76	71	71	72	78	98	108	110	100	83	72	67	64
Wed	64	69	75	77	77	73	72	73	76	98	108	108	100	83	73	68	64
Thu	64	69	79	81	73	71	71	72	79	100	111	109	101	84	75	69	64
Fri	63	68	72	73	71	71	77	86	100	113	115	104	96	86	76	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	73	76	79	83	84	82	81	73	66	65	63
Sun	63	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	73	71	70	68	67	67	67	63

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 63 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 63 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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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	74	75	72	70	71	72	76	93	100	101	94	78	70	66	64
Tue	64	70	85	85	76	71	71	72	78	98	108	110	100	83	72	67	64
Wed	64	69	75	77	77	73	72	73	76	98	108	108	100	83	73	68	64
Thu	64	69	79	81	73	71	71	72	79	100	111	109	101	84	75	69	64
Fri	63	68	72	73	71	71	77	86	100	113	115	104	96	86	76	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	73	76	79	83	84	82	81	73	66	65	63
Sun	63	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	73	71	70	68	67	67	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	68	74	75	72	70	71	72	76	93	100	101	94	78	70	66	64
Tue	64	70	85	85	76	71	71	72	78	98	108	110	100	83	72	67	64
Wed	64	69	75	77	77	73	72	73	76	98	108	108	100	83	73	68	64
Thu	64	69	79	81	73	71	71	72	79	100	111	109	101	84	75	69	64
Fri	63	68	72	73	71	71	77	86	100	113	115	104	96	86	76	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	73	76	79	83	84	82	81	73	66	65	63
Sun	63	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	73	71	70	68	67	67	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	68	74	75	72	70	71	72	76	93	100	101	94	78	70	66	64
Tue	64	70	85	85	76	71	71	72	78	98	108	110	100	83	72	67	64
Wed	64	69	75	77	77	73	72	73	76	98	108	108	100	83	73	68	64
Thu	64	69	79	81	73	71	71	72	79	100	111	109	101	84	75	69	64
Fri	63	68	72	73	71	71	77	86	100	113	115	104	96	86	76	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	66	67	69	73	76	79	83	84	82	81	73	66	65	63
Sun	63	63	64	64	64	65	67	70	71	73	71	70	68	67	67	67	63