Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-15 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 62% 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	43	51	55	46	43	43	42	42	44	48	51	51	45	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	52	56	51	44	42	42	42	43	49	53	54	49	42	40	39
Wed	38	44	51	55	51	44	43	43	44	46	49	54	53	48	42	40	39
Thu	39	43	51	59	49	43	43	43	44	47	54	61	59	50	43	41	39
Fri	38	41	44	49	46	43	42	47	52	56	62	63	58	51	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	45	52	53	55	56	53	51	48	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	48	46	46	44	42	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 63 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (56 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 63 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 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 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	43	51	55	46	43	43	42	42	44	48	51	51	45	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	52	56	51	44	42	42	42	43	49	53	54	49	42	40	39
Wed	38	44	51	55	51	44	43	43	44	46	49	54	53	48	42	40	39
Thu	39	43	51	59	49	43	43	43	44	47	54	61	59	50	43	41	39
Fri	38	41	44	49	46	43	42	47	52	56	62	63	58	51	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	45	52	53	55	56	53	51	48	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	48	46	46	44	42	42	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	51	55	46	43	43	42	42	44	48	51	51	45	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	52	56	51	44	42	42	42	43	49	53	54	49	42	40	39
Wed	38	44	51	55	51	44	43	43	44	46	49	54	53	48	42	40	39
Thu	39	43	51	59	49	43	43	43	44	47	54	61	59	50	43	41	39
Fri	38	41	44	49	46	43	42	47	52	56	62	63	58	51	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	45	52	53	55	56	53	51	48	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	48	46	46	44	42	42	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	51	55	46	43	43	42	42	44	48	51	51	45	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	52	56	51	44	42	42	42	43	49	53	54	49	42	40	39
Wed	38	44	51	55	51	44	43	43	44	46	49	54	53	48	42	40	39
Thu	39	43	51	59	49	43	43	43	44	47	54	61	59	50	43	41	39
Fri	38	41	44	49	46	43	42	47	52	56	62	63	58	51	46	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	45	52	53	55	56	53	51	48	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	48	46	46	44	42	42	41	41	38