Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-15 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Apple 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	52	70	81	72	67	62	56	55	56	57	56	55	54	53	55	56	51
Tue	51	62	71	65	55	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	52	54	54	50
Wed	52	60	70	62	55	54	54	53	55	53	53	53	52	52	53	54	49
Thu	51	59	67	62	55	55	54	56	56	54	56	56	54	52	53	53	49
Fri	49	55	56	57	54	54	53	54	54	57	59	59	58	55	55	54	51
Sat	49	50	50	51	51	53	52	54	54	54	54	55	54	51	51	52	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	56	56	57	55	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (15 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 49 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (23 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rancho Cucamonga to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	81	72	67	62	56	55	56	57	56	55	54	53	55	56	51
Tue	51	62	71	65	55	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	52	54	54	50
Wed	52	60	70	62	55	54	54	53	55	53	53	53	52	52	53	54	49
Thu	51	59	67	62	55	55	54	56	56	54	56	56	54	52	53	53	49
Fri	49	55	56	57	54	54	53	54	54	57	59	59	58	55	55	54	51
Sat	49	50	50	51	51	53	52	54	54	54	54	55	54	51	51	52	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	56	56	57	55	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	81	72	67	62	56	55	56	57	56	55	54	53	55	56	51
Tue	51	62	71	65	55	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	52	54	54	50
Wed	52	60	70	62	55	54	54	53	55	53	53	53	52	52	53	54	49
Thu	51	59	67	62	55	55	54	56	56	54	56	56	54	52	53	53	49
Fri	49	55	56	57	54	54	53	54	54	57	59	59	58	55	55	54	51
Sat	49	50	50	51	51	53	52	54	54	54	54	55	54	51	51	52	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	56	56	57	55	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	81	72	67	62	56	55	56	57	56	55	54	53	55	56	51
Tue	51	62	71	65	55	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	52	54	54	50
Wed	52	60	70	62	55	54	54	53	55	53	53	53	52	52	53	54	49
Thu	51	59	67	62	55	55	54	56	56	54	56	56	54	52	53	53	49
Fri	49	55	56	57	54	54	53	54	54	57	59	59	58	55	55	54	51
Sat	49	50	50	51	51	53	52	54	54	54	54	55	54	51	51	52	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	56	56	57	55	56	50