Is the commute from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. far?

Question

I'm thinking about moving to Rancho Cucamonga instead of L.A. I heard that they have good schools for my children in the you get more for your money. However, I will be attending LACC film program in L.A. Could someone who lives out there give me some advice?

Answer 1

That is way too far.  You'll be driving 2-3 hours a day round trip, depending on where in LA it is.  I would not recommend this under any circumstances.  

Sure Rancho Cucamonga has good schools, but so do dozens of other cities that are much closer to LA.

Answer 2

Try Googling "maps" and type in start and finish addresses. That should give you not only the best route, but the mileage as well.

(I love the name Rancho Cucamonga. It's right of there with Walla Walla, Washington, and Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Answer 3

you could look into using Metrolink (if you got a pass

it will also be good on the transit (like the Red Line

which will take close to LA City college)

the metrolink pass would also be on

Omnitrans  services

metrolink pass would run $248.25 per month

Answer 4

From Rancho Cuc to Vermont is probably 50 miles. In the morning that's probably 1.5 hours on the 210-110-101 freeways or some alternate route.  There's a carpool lane on the 210, or you can go west on the I-10.  There are buses and trains too.

Answer 5

Well, it depends where exactly in L.A. you're going. It's a pretty big city. However, in no traffic, it's about 50 minutes from Rancho to downtown L.A.

Answer 6

Wow!  I wouldn't recommend it.  It's about 90 minutes without traffic!  Each way! (In LA commute time is measured in minutes, not miles, because of traffic.  It can take 45-60 minutes to travel 13 miles from Santa Monica to LAX.)

I used to live in Santa Monica and drove to Victorville to visit my family quite often.  With city and freeway (in California, most people say freeway instead of interstate) traffic, you can count on spending at least 4 hours a day in your car.  At $4+ a gallon of gas, you may want to reconsider where you will live or where you will go to school.

The San Fernando Valley is closer to LACC, but traffic is still horrendous.   Pasadena is another option.  Both will have smog alerts several days a year and horrendous traffic.  Use metrolink.

LACC is in Hollywood, and decent schools with decent living quarters will be hard to find because it will be very expensive.  Although, you could get lucky.

You have a bit of homework, but if you do this, you can find the best of both worlds (school for you & school for your kids).  If you find a good school for your kids, it will automatically significantly boost the chances that is in a decent neighborhood.  LACC is in a bit of a tough neighborhood, but many LA City colleges & universitiea are.  They were built when downtown was the place to be (before suburbs).

** Use the great schools link to find good schools.  Then, try to find someplace to live near the kids' school that is close to park n ride & metrolink.

LACC is in the heart of Hollywood, so parking will be AWFUL!  Street parking is tough because you are competing with residents and many parking restrictions.  You may have to walk many blocks, so be careful if taking night classes.

***There is a METROLINK stop at the college.  Major plus!  See link below to connect to where you will be living.

Los Angeles City College‎Address:

855 N Vermont Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90029

[phone]

- lacitycollege.edu‎

You may get lucky with housing.  I got a rent controlled apartment in Santa Monica that 300 people applied for.  

1. Bring a resume of residences.

2. Bring written letters of reference/recommendations with phone contacts & addresses.

3. Bring proper photo ID.  (They will run a credit check, so you may want to bring a copy, but black out your ss# and don't leave it with anyone.  If they run a check, they can get a copy.)

Good luck.

Have you ever considered virtual school?

Answer 7

go on mapquest it see

Answer 8

During Rush hour, traffic will be horrendous.  Basically the route with the least congestion would be to take the 15(N) to the 210(W) and maybe the 188 to the 5.  All these are beyond belief in congestion beginning around Azusa and the next 30 miles more or less will be a nightmare of stop and go traffic.  Also, the 15(N) to the 210(W) is heavy truck traffic and in the morning will be slow.  The 210(W) will be fairly decent until Azusa.

The other route will put you through downtown LA and there the traffic will be STOPPED and barely moving.

Best time to travel would be to start out around 5am and after 7pm otherwise Rancho Cucamonga to North Hollywood traffic will be a killer and a huge gas bill every day.  Gas is homing in on $5 a gallon and you're talking about a close to 60 mile (could be more).