Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-210 East and SR-118 East, usually 91 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Simi Valley 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	69	74	78	85	86	83	83	83	91	105	112	119	109	89	77	72	70
Tue	69	76	80	96	99	86	81	83	90	111	121	127	117	95	81	74	70
Wed	70	75	80	95	105	86	82	83	88	112	124	125	115	94	82	75	70
Thu	70	75	80	91	95	84	83	84	97	115	123	124	113	96	83	76	70
Fri	69	75	79	83	83	82	87	97	116	130	129	122	111	95	85	77	71
Sat	69	71	74	74	74	76	79	83	85	89	93	90	87	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	76	76	75	75	75	76	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Simi Valley to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 2 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Simi Valley to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (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	69	74	78	85	86	83	83	83	91	105	112	119	109	89	77	72	70
Tue	69	76	80	96	99	86	81	83	90	111	121	127	117	95	81	74	70
Wed	70	75	80	95	105	86	82	83	88	112	124	125	115	94	82	75	70
Thu	70	75	80	91	95	84	83	84	97	115	123	124	113	96	83	76	70
Fri	69	75	79	83	83	82	87	97	116	130	129	122	111	95	85	77	71
Sat	69	71	74	74	74	76	79	83	85	89	93	90	87	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	76	76	75	75	75	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	74	78	85	86	83	83	83	91	105	112	119	109	89	77	72	70
Tue	69	76	80	96	99	86	81	83	90	111	121	127	117	95	81	74	70
Wed	70	75	80	95	105	86	82	83	88	112	124	125	115	94	82	75	70
Thu	70	75	80	91	95	84	83	84	97	115	123	124	113	96	83	76	70
Fri	69	75	79	83	83	82	87	97	116	130	129	122	111	95	85	77	71
Sat	69	71	74	74	74	76	79	83	85	89	93	90	87	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	76	76	75	75	75	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	74	78	85	86	83	83	83	91	105	112	119	109	89	77	72	70
Tue	69	76	80	96	99	86	81	83	90	111	121	127	117	95	81	74	70
Wed	70	75	80	95	105	86	82	83	88	112	124	125	115	94	82	75	70
Thu	70	75	80	91	95	84	83	84	97	115	123	124	113	96	83	76	70
Fri	69	75	79	83	83	82	87	97	116	130	129	122	111	95	85	77	71
Sat	69	71	74	74	74	76	79	83	85	89	93	90	87	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	76	76	75	75	75	76	70