Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-15 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 38% 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 70-mile drive from Fallbrook to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (14 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fallbrook to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 65 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (38 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles)

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