Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Palm Springs

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-10 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 20% 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 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	75	77	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	85	85	94	102	89	84	82	78
Tue	76	77	81	82	79	80	81	82	83	86	97	108	110	92	83	82	78
Wed	75	78	81	82	80	81	81	82	83	87	95	100	101	93	82	82	79
Thu	77	79	82	84	80	81	81	82	83	91	98	104	107	94	85	81	79
Fri	76	79	79	80	81	83	83	86	91	95	107	109	108	104	91	84	78
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	81	83	85	84	84	82	82	82	81	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	78	79	79	80	79	77

About this drive

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 110 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Claremont to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 110 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 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (58 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	85	85	94	102	89	84	82	78
Tue	76	77	81	82	79	80	81	82	83	86	97	108	110	92	83	82	78
Wed	75	78	81	82	80	81	81	82	83	87	95	100	101	93	82	82	79
Thu	77	79	82	84	80	81	81	82	83	91	98	104	107	94	85	81	79
Fri	76	79	79	80	81	83	83	86	91	95	107	109	108	104	91	84	78
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	81	83	85	84	84	82	82	82	81	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	78	79	79	80	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	85	85	94	102	89	84	82	78
Tue	76	77	81	82	79	80	81	82	83	86	97	108	110	92	83	82	78
Wed	75	78	81	82	80	81	81	82	83	87	95	100	101	93	82	82	79
Thu	77	79	82	84	80	81	81	82	83	91	98	104	107	94	85	81	79
Fri	76	79	79	80	81	83	83	86	91	95	107	109	108	104	91	84	78
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	81	83	85	84	84	82	82	82	81	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	78	79	79	80	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	78	81	80	80	82	82	84	85	85	94	102	89	84	82	78
Tue	76	77	81	82	79	80	81	82	83	86	97	108	110	92	83	82	78
Wed	75	78	81	82	80	81	81	82	83	87	95	100	101	93	82	82	79
Thu	77	79	82	84	80	81	81	82	83	91	98	104	107	94	85	81	79
Fri	76	79	79	80	81	83	83	86	91	95	107	109	108	104	91	84	78
Sat	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	81	83	85	84	84	82	82	82	81	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	78	79	79	80	79	77