Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-15 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Lake Elsinore 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	38	42	48	52	46	43	42	42	43	45	52	58	56	48	41	40	39
Tue	38	42	50	54	49	44	42	42	42	45	54	61	61	53	41	40	38
Wed	38	42	49	52	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	60	58	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	48	52	47	43	42	43	45	49	56	60	60	52	42	40	38
Fri	38	40	44	47	45	43	43	46	52	57	63	64	58	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	50	50	52	52	52	50	49	46	43	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	45	44	42	41	42	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Rancho Cucamonga (return trip) · Rancho Cucamonga to Los Angeles · Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Monica · Rancho Cucamonga to Pasadena · Rancho Cucamonga to Long Beach · Rancho Cucamonga to West Covina · Rancho Cucamonga to Burbank · Rancho Cucamonga to Glendale · Rancho Cucamonga to Santa Clarita · Rancho Cucamonga to Van Nuys · Rancho Cucamonga to Torrance · Rancho Cucamonga to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	48	52	46	43	42	42	43	45	52	58	56	48	41	40	39
Tue	38	42	50	54	49	44	42	42	42	45	54	61	61	53	41	40	38
Wed	38	42	49	52	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	60	58	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	48	52	47	43	42	43	45	49	56	60	60	52	42	40	38
Fri	38	40	44	47	45	43	43	46	52	57	63	64	58	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	50	50	52	52	52	50	49	46	43	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	45	44	42	41	42	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	48	52	46	43	42	42	43	45	52	58	56	48	41	40	39
Tue	38	42	50	54	49	44	42	42	42	45	54	61	61	53	41	40	38
Wed	38	42	49	52	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	60	58	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	48	52	47	43	42	43	45	49	56	60	60	52	42	40	38
Fri	38	40	44	47	45	43	43	46	52	57	63	64	58	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	50	50	52	52	52	50	49	46	43	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	45	44	42	41	42	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	48	52	46	43	42	42	43	45	52	58	56	48	41	40	39
Tue	38	42	50	54	49	44	42	42	42	45	54	61	61	53	41	40	38
Wed	38	42	49	52	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	60	58	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	48	52	47	43	42	43	45	49	56	60	60	52	42	40	38
Fri	38	40	44	47	45	43	43	46	52	57	63	64	58	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	50	50	52	52	52	50	49	46	43	41	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	45	44	42	41	42	41	41	38