Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-15 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Oceanside 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	89	100	105	101	98	97	97	99	99	102	100	99	97	92	88	85	84
Tue	87	101	109	105	97	95	96	96	97	102	106	111	102	90	88	86	83
Wed	87	108	108	103	100	96	95	96	97	103	108	113	101	90	87	85	83
Thu	88	99	108	103	96	95	99	98	99	104	111	120	109	97	90	86	83
Fri	86	90	99	101	96	99	108	120	124	134	139	132	122	115	97	88	83
Sat	84	84	85	87	94	114	112	116	119	119	115	114	111	103	94	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	85	88	90	99	102	99	96	93	93	90	88	88	87	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Oceanside to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (24 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 83 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (33 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	100	105	101	98	97	97	99	99	102	100	99	97	92	88	85	84
Tue	87	101	109	105	97	95	96	96	97	102	106	111	102	90	88	86	83
Wed	87	108	108	103	100	96	95	96	97	103	108	113	101	90	87	85	83
Thu	88	99	108	103	96	95	99	98	99	104	111	120	109	97	90	86	83
Fri	86	90	99	101	96	99	108	120	124	134	139	132	122	115	97	88	83
Sat	84	84	85	87	94	114	112	116	119	119	115	114	111	103	94	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	85	88	90	99	102	99	96	93	93	90	88	88	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	100	105	101	98	97	97	99	99	102	100	99	97	92	88	85	84
Tue	87	101	109	105	97	95	96	96	97	102	106	111	102	90	88	86	83
Wed	87	108	108	103	100	96	95	96	97	103	108	113	101	90	87	85	83
Thu	88	99	108	103	96	95	99	98	99	104	111	120	109	97	90	86	83
Fri	86	90	99	101	96	99	108	120	124	134	139	132	122	115	97	88	83
Sat	84	84	85	87	94	114	112	116	119	119	115	114	111	103	94	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	85	88	90	99	102	99	96	93	93	90	88	88	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	100	105	101	98	97	97	99	99	102	100	99	97	92	88	85	84
Tue	87	101	109	105	97	95	96	96	97	102	106	111	102	90	88	86	83
Wed	87	108	108	103	100	96	95	96	97	103	108	113	101	90	87	85	83
Thu	88	99	108	103	96	95	99	98	99	104	111	120	109	97	90	86	83
Fri	86	90	99	101	96	99	108	120	124	134	139	132	122	115	97	88	83
Sat	84	84	85	87	94	114	112	116	119	119	115	114	111	103	94	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	85	88	90	99	102	99	96	93	93	90	88	88	87	83