Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-210 East and SR-134 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Van Nuys 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	52	53	55	62	63	59	59	62	70	90	108	119	109	86	67	55	52
Tue	52	54	57	63	64	61	61	62	72	98	119	131	119	95	74	58	52
Wed	52	54	56	64	65	64	64	66	72	100	123	128	116	92	74	61	53
Thu	52	54	56	64	65	62	62	66	76	105	122	127	114	95	77	62	53
Fri	52	54	55	63	65	61	68	82	102	124	129	121	108	90	76	65	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	58	64	70	74	80	86	83	79	70	63	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	61	64	66	61	62	60	57	57	57	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-210 East and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	62	63	59	59	62	70	90	108	119	109	86	67	55	52
Tue	52	54	57	63	64	61	61	62	72	98	119	131	119	95	74	58	52
Wed	52	54	56	64	65	64	64	66	72	100	123	128	116	92	74	61	53
Thu	52	54	56	64	65	62	62	66	76	105	122	127	114	95	77	62	53
Fri	52	54	55	63	65	61	68	82	102	124	129	121	108	90	76	65	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	58	64	70	74	80	86	83	79	70	63	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	61	64	66	61	62	60	57	57	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	62	63	59	59	62	70	90	108	119	109	86	67	55	52
Tue	52	54	57	63	64	61	61	62	72	98	119	131	119	95	74	58	52
Wed	52	54	56	64	65	64	64	66	72	100	123	128	116	92	74	61	53
Thu	52	54	56	64	65	62	62	66	76	105	122	127	114	95	77	62	53
Fri	52	54	55	63	65	61	68	82	102	124	129	121	108	90	76	65	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	58	64	70	74	80	86	83	79	70	63	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	61	64	66	61	62	60	57	57	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	62	63	59	59	62	70	90	108	119	109	86	67	55	52
Tue	52	54	57	63	64	61	61	62	72	98	119	131	119	95	74	58	52
Wed	52	54	56	64	65	64	64	66	72	100	123	128	116	92	74	61	53
Thu	52	54	56	64	65	62	62	66	76	105	122	127	114	95	77	62	53
Fri	52	54	55	63	65	61	68	82	102	124	129	121	108	90	76	65	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	58	64	70	74	80	86	83	79	70	63	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	61	64	66	61	62	60	57	57	57	52