Best Time to Drive from Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 43 minutes via SR-241 South.

Only 22% 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 Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita 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	44	49	52	56	53	50	49	48	48	49	52	57	56	53	46	45	44
Tue	44	49	55	58	56	51	50	48	49	50	54	56	56	54	46	45	44
Wed	44	49	54	59	55	51	48	48	48	50	55	56	56	55	46	45	44
Thu	44	49	52	56	51	49	49	49	49	50	55	58	57	56	47	45	44
Fri	44	49	49	48	47	49	48	48	51	55	58	59	59	56	48	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita (via SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 44 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	52	56	53	50	49	48	48	49	52	57	56	53	46	45	44
Tue	44	49	55	58	56	51	50	48	49	50	54	56	56	54	46	45	44
Wed	44	49	54	59	55	51	48	48	48	50	55	56	56	55	46	45	44
Thu	44	49	52	56	51	49	49	49	49	50	55	58	57	56	47	45	44
Fri	44	49	49	48	47	49	48	48	51	55	58	59	59	56	48	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	52	56	53	50	49	48	48	49	52	57	56	53	46	45	44
Tue	44	49	55	58	56	51	50	48	49	50	54	56	56	54	46	45	44
Wed	44	49	54	59	55	51	48	48	48	50	55	56	56	55	46	45	44
Thu	44	49	52	56	51	49	49	49	49	50	55	58	57	56	47	45	44
Fri	44	49	49	48	47	49	48	48	51	55	58	59	59	56	48	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	52	56	53	50	49	48	48	49	52	57	56	53	46	45	44
Tue	44	49	55	58	56	51	50	48	49	50	54	56	56	54	46	45	44
Wed	44	49	54	59	55	51	48	48	48	50	55	56	56	55	46	45	44
Thu	44	49	52	56	51	49	49	49	49	50	55	58	57	56	47	45	44
Fri	44	49	49	48	47	49	48	48	51	55	58	59	59	56	48	45	44
Sat	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43