Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Vista

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-15 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Vista 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	80	92	94	96	88	84	85	85	85	86	90	94	92	85	79	78	77
Tue	80	97	97	99	93	84	82	82	82	82	93	95	94	90	80	78	77
Wed	79	98	96	97	92	84	83	82	83	85	89	93	92	86	80	78	77
Thu	79	99	97	101	91	87	84	84	87	92	98	104	101	91	81	79	77
Fri	77	82	87	94	90	84	87	92	96	101	106	105	98	92	86	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	79	82	92	107	108	105	102	98	94	87	88	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	88	93	90	88	86	81	82	82	82	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Vista (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 23 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 Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 76 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Vista?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (41 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	92	94	96	88	84	85	85	85	86	90	94	92	85	79	78	77
Tue	80	97	97	99	93	84	82	82	82	82	93	95	94	90	80	78	77
Wed	79	98	96	97	92	84	83	82	83	85	89	93	92	86	80	78	77
Thu	79	99	97	101	91	87	84	84	87	92	98	104	101	91	81	79	77
Fri	77	82	87	94	90	84	87	92	96	101	106	105	98	92	86	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	79	82	92	107	108	105	102	98	94	87	88	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	88	93	90	88	86	81	82	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	92	94	96	88	84	85	85	85	86	90	94	92	85	79	78	77
Tue	80	97	97	99	93	84	82	82	82	82	93	95	94	90	80	78	77
Wed	79	98	96	97	92	84	83	82	83	85	89	93	92	86	80	78	77
Thu	79	99	97	101	91	87	84	84	87	92	98	104	101	91	81	79	77
Fri	77	82	87	94	90	84	87	92	96	101	106	105	98	92	86	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	79	82	92	107	108	105	102	98	94	87	88	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	88	93	90	88	86	81	82	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	92	94	96	88	84	85	85	85	86	90	94	92	85	79	78	77
Tue	80	97	97	99	93	84	82	82	82	82	93	95	94	90	80	78	77
Wed	79	98	96	97	92	84	83	82	83	85	89	93	92	86	80	78	77
Thu	79	99	97	101	91	87	84	84	87	92	98	104	101	91	81	79	77
Fri	77	82	87	94	90	84	87	92	96	101	106	105	98	92	86	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	79	82	92	107	108	105	102	98	94	87	88	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	78	78	79	81	83	88	93	90	88	86	81	82	82	82	77