Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-10 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Cucamonga to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 56 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 21 to 25 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) to central Rancho Cucamonga along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Palm Springs 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	73	77	91	82	79	77	77	77	78	83	78	77	77	76	77	75	74
Tue	74	79	93	86	78	77	76	77	78	80	77	77	75	73	75	73	73
Wed	74	82	92	87	78	77	76	77	78	81	79	79	77	75	75	74	73
Thu	73	80	91	87	79	77	77	78	79	83	79	79	78	75	76	74	72
Fri	73	77	82	80	78	79	79	78	81	81	79	79	77	73	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	73	73	73	73	73	72	71
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	77	77	78	75	74	74	73	73	74	73	71

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 Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 72 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	91	82	79	77	77	77	78	83	78	77	77	76	77	75	74
Tue	74	79	93	86	78	77	76	77	78	80	77	77	75	73	75	73	73
Wed	74	82	92	87	78	77	76	77	78	81	79	79	77	75	75	74	73
Thu	73	80	91	87	79	77	77	78	79	83	79	79	78	75	76	74	72
Fri	73	77	82	80	78	79	79	78	81	81	79	79	77	73	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	73	73	73	73	73	72	71
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	77	77	78	75	74	74	73	73	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	91	82	79	77	77	77	78	83	78	77	77	76	77	75	74
Tue	74	79	93	86	78	77	76	77	78	80	77	77	75	73	75	73	73
Wed	74	82	92	87	78	77	76	77	78	81	79	79	77	75	75	74	73
Thu	73	80	91	87	79	77	77	78	79	83	79	79	78	75	76	74	72
Fri	73	77	82	80	78	79	79	78	81	81	79	79	77	73	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	73	73	73	73	73	72	71
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	77	77	78	75	74	74	73	73	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	91	82	79	77	77	77	78	83	78	77	77	76	77	75	74
Tue	74	79	93	86	78	77	76	77	78	80	77	77	75	73	75	73	73
Wed	74	82	92	87	78	77	76	77	78	81	79	79	77	75	75	74	73
Thu	73	80	91	87	79	77	77	78	79	83	79	79	78	75	76	74	72
Fri	73	77	82	80	78	79	79	78	81	81	79	79	77	73	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	73	73	73	73	73	72	71
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	77	77	78	75	74	74	73	73	74	73	71