Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Palm Springs

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-10 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Claremont to Palm Springs (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Palm Springs to Claremont

Freeway, about 64 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 19 to 20 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Claremont to Palm Springs 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	76	77	78	80	80	80	82	82	84	85	86	90	96	84	82	82	79
Tue	76	77	80	81	79	80	82	82	84	85	91	96	100	89	81	82	77
Wed	75	79	81	81	80	81	82	83	83	87	90	93	96	87	80	82	80
Thu	76	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	89	92	91	95	86	83	82	79
Fri	76	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	86	91	96	103	101	94	88	83	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	77
Sun	77	76	76	77	77	77	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	78	77

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 Claremont to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Claremont to Palm Springs?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 75 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	80	80	82	82	84	85	86	90	96	84	82	82	79
Tue	76	77	80	81	79	80	82	82	84	85	91	96	100	89	81	82	77
Wed	75	79	81	81	80	81	82	83	83	87	90	93	96	87	80	82	80
Thu	76	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	89	92	91	95	86	83	82	79
Fri	76	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	86	91	96	103	101	94	88	83	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	77
Sun	77	76	76	77	77	77	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	80	80	82	82	84	85	86	90	96	84	82	82	79
Tue	76	77	80	81	79	80	82	82	84	85	91	96	100	89	81	82	77
Wed	75	79	81	81	80	81	82	83	83	87	90	93	96	87	80	82	80
Thu	76	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	89	92	91	95	86	83	82	79
Fri	76	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	86	91	96	103	101	94	88	83	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	77
Sun	77	76	76	77	77	77	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	80	80	82	82	84	85	86	90	96	84	82	82	79
Tue	76	77	80	81	79	80	82	82	84	85	91	96	100	89	81	82	77
Wed	75	79	81	81	80	81	82	83	83	87	90	93	96	87	80	82	80
Thu	76	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	89	92	91	95	86	83	82	79
Fri	76	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	86	91	96	103	101	94	88	83	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	77
Sun	77	76	76	77	77	77	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	78	77