Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-215 North and SR-60 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 49% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Temecula to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-215 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Temecula to Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 57 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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