Getting Around Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga is a car-oriented Southern California city, and most visitors find that having a vehicle — or at least a plan for ride-hailing — makes getting around far easier. That said, there is a train station, a local bus system, and a bike path, so you are not entirely dependent on a car.
Arriving by Train
Metrolink, the regional commuter rail network, runs hourly trains through Rancho Cucamonga on its San Bernardino Line, which connects Union Station in central Los Angeles with San Bernardino. The Rancho Cucamonga railway station is located at 11208 Azusa Ct. This is the most practical rail option for reaching the city without a car, and it also gives you a direct link to downtown Los Angeles if you are using the city as a base for day trips.
Buses and Public Transport
The local bus system is OmniTrans, which runs regular hours and routes through most of the city. The important caveat for visitors is that the service is designed around commuters: departures during evenings and weekends are greatly reduced. If you plan to rely on the bus, build your day around daytime, weekday travel, and check schedules in advance rather than assuming frequent service.
Taxis and Ride-Hailing
The source material does not describe a local taxi or ride-hailing market in detail. Given the city's spread-out, car-oriented layout and the limited evening and weekend bus service, arranging a ride by app or phone is a sensible fallback for trips that the bus does not cover conveniently.
Walkability
Rancho Cucamonga is not a walking city in the sense of a dense, compact downtown you can cover on foot. Its main east–west corridors — Route 66 (named Foothill Blvd here) and Baseline — and its north–south streets stretch across a wide area, so walking is best treated as a way to cover a specific destination or neighborhood rather than a primary way to get across town.
By Bicycle
There is a bike and pedestrian path that passes through much of the town. Much of the trail is paved and painted and fairly well maintained. If you follow it to its extremes, the path can take you from the western side of the city to the eastern side and back, making it a genuinely useful option for covering ground under your own power.
Getting In by Car
If you are driving, the main east–west highways are Route 66 (Foothill Blvd) and Baseline. Most of the main north–south streets run several cities south, on up to the base of the San Gabriel mountains. Interstate 15 runs north and south along the eastern border, I-10 runs east–west on the south side, and the 210 freeway passes through northern Rancho Cucamonga, also known as Alta Loma.
Getting In by Plane
Ontario Airport (ONT) is located just south of Rancho Cucamonga, making it by far the most convenient airport for the city. Burbank Airport, known as Bob Hope Airport (BUR), is located about 52 miles west — a workable but considerably longer alternative, and one that puts you on the far side of the Los Angeles area from Rancho Cucamonga.