Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Riverside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 32 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Riverside 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	26	29	31	34	32	32	32	31	32	33	36	38	38	34	30	30	27
Tue	26	28	31	35	32	34	32	31	32	33	37	40	42	35	28	28	27
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Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	27	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (16 to 27 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Riverside?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Riverside?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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