Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 74 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 16% 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	77	88	81	79	78	77	77	79	80	79	79	78	76	76	74	73
Tue	73	79	94	87	78	77	77	77	79	80	78	78	83	74	75	73	73
Wed	72	80	93	87	80	79	77	77	77	81	79	80	86	75	74	74	72
Thu	73	79	90	86	80	77	77	77	79	81	80	83	89	77	75	74	72
Fri	72	75	99	80	78	79	78	80	82	82	82	87	83	74	74	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	74	77	76	76	74	73	74	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	76	77	78	74	75	74	74	75	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 99 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (78 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 99 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 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 7 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 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	77	88	81	79	78	77	77	79	80	79	79	78	76	76	74	73
Tue	73	79	94	87	78	77	77	77	79	80	78	78	83	74	75	73	73
Wed	72	80	93	87	80	79	77	77	77	81	79	80	86	75	74	74	72
Thu	73	79	90	86	80	77	77	77	79	81	80	83	89	77	75	74	72
Fri	72	75	99	80	78	79	78	80	82	82	82	87	83	74	74	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	74	77	76	76	74	73	74	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	76	77	78	74	75	74	74	75	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	88	81	79	78	77	77	79	80	79	79	78	76	76	74	73
Tue	73	79	94	87	78	77	77	77	79	80	78	78	83	74	75	73	73
Wed	72	80	93	87	80	79	77	77	77	81	79	80	86	75	74	74	72
Thu	73	79	90	86	80	77	77	77	79	81	80	83	89	77	75	74	72
Fri	72	75	99	80	78	79	78	80	82	82	82	87	83	74	74	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	74	77	76	76	74	73	74	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	76	77	78	74	75	74	74	75	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	88	81	79	78	77	77	79	80	79	79	78	76	76	74	73
Tue	73	79	94	87	78	77	77	77	79	80	78	78	83	74	75	73	73
Wed	72	80	93	87	80	79	77	77	77	81	79	80	86	75	74	74	72
Thu	73	79	90	86	80	77	77	77	79	81	80	83	89	77	75	74	72
Fri	72	75	99	80	78	79	78	80	82	82	82	87	83	74	74	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	74	77	76	76	74	73	74	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	76	77	78	74	75	74	74	75	75	74	72