Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-10 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 13% 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 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	76	86	83	80	78	77	80	81	83	82	79	80	77	77	75	75
Tue	73	79	92	88	80	78	77	78	79	81	79	93	93	76	75	74	75
Wed	73	77	90	86	80	78	77	79	80	82	80	90	87	76	74	74	73
Thu	73	78	88	86	80	77	78	78	81	82	82	99	89	77	75	74	73
Fri	73	76	85	82	81	82	80	82	85	83	87	95	86	77	74	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	74	78	77	77	76	74	74	73	72
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	79	75	76	74	75	76	75	74	72

About this drive

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 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 101 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 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (50 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	86	83	80	78	77	80	81	83	82	79	80	77	77	75	75
Tue	73	79	92	88	80	78	77	78	79	81	79	93	93	76	75	74	75
Wed	73	77	90	86	80	78	77	79	80	82	80	90	87	76	74	74	73
Thu	73	78	88	86	80	77	78	78	81	82	82	99	89	77	75	74	73
Fri	73	76	85	82	81	82	80	82	85	83	87	95	86	77	74	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	74	78	77	77	76	74	74	73	72
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	79	75	76	74	75	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	86	83	80	78	77	80	81	83	82	79	80	77	77	75	75
Tue	73	79	92	88	80	78	77	78	79	81	79	93	93	76	75	74	75
Wed	73	77	90	86	80	78	77	79	80	82	80	90	87	76	74	74	73
Thu	73	78	88	86	80	77	78	78	81	82	82	99	89	77	75	74	73
Fri	73	76	85	82	81	82	80	82	85	83	87	95	86	77	74	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	74	78	77	77	76	74	74	73	72
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	79	75	76	74	75	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	86	83	80	78	77	80	81	83	82	79	80	77	77	75	75
Tue	73	79	92	88	80	78	77	78	79	81	79	93	93	76	75	74	75
Wed	73	77	90	86	80	78	77	79	80	82	80	90	87	76	74	74	73
Thu	73	78	88	86	80	77	78	78	81	82	82	99	89	77	75	74	73
Fri	73	76	85	82	81	82	80	82	85	83	87	95	86	77	74	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	74	78	77	77	76	74	74	73	72
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	79	75	76	74	75	76	75	74	72