Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-10 East, usually 85 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City 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	75	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	86	89	95	85	83	82	79
Tue	75	77	79	79	79	82	82	83	84	84	87	91	95	88	83	80	77
Wed	76	78	79	81	80	82	83	83	82	83	87	89	92	88	80	79	78
Thu	76	77	79	81	80	81	81	82	83	86	90	89	97	89	84	80	78
Fri	75	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	85	88	94	95	96	90	87	82	77
Sat	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	80	81	84	81	81	79	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (16 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga to central Cathedral City 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 75 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (51 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	86	89	95	85	83	82	79
Tue	75	77	79	79	79	82	82	83	84	84	87	91	95	88	83	80	77
Wed	76	78	79	81	80	82	83	83	82	83	87	89	92	88	80	79	78
Thu	76	77	79	81	80	81	81	82	83	86	90	89	97	89	84	80	78
Fri	75	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	85	88	94	95	96	90	87	82	77
Sat	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	80	81	84	81	81	79	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	86	89	95	85	83	82	79
Tue	75	77	79	79	79	82	82	83	84	84	87	91	95	88	83	80	77
Wed	76	78	79	81	80	82	83	83	82	83	87	89	92	88	80	79	78
Thu	76	77	79	81	80	81	81	82	83	86	90	89	97	89	84	80	78
Fri	75	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	85	88	94	95	96	90	87	82	77
Sat	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	80	81	84	81	81	79	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	86	89	95	85	83	82	79
Tue	75	77	79	79	79	82	82	83	84	84	87	91	95	88	83	80	77
Wed	76	78	79	81	80	82	83	83	82	83	87	89	92	88	80	79	78
Thu	76	77	79	81	80	81	81	82	83	86	90	89	97	89	84	80	78
Fri	75	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	85	88	94	95	96	90	87	82	77
Sat	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	80	81	84	81	81	79	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	76