Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Rialto

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 66 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Cathedral City to Rialto (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (17 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City to central Rialto 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 Cathedral City to Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Rialto?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 66 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Rialto?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (27 miles)

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