Best Time to Drive from Corona to Desert Hot Springs

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-60 East and SR-91 East and I-10 East.

Only 36% 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 Corona to Desert Hot 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	79	81	84	83	81	82	82	85	86	86	91	94	90	84	83	78
Tue	77	79	82	87	84	83	82	83	83	85	89	93	94	91	82	80	78
Wed	77	80	82	87	86	82	82	82	84	86	89	89	91	89	82	80	78
Thu	77	79	82	86	83	82	81	82	84	85	89	94	96	90	84	81	78
Fri	76	79	79	82	81	82	82	84	87	90	94	97	98	96	88	83	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	83	84	82	81	79	77
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	79	80	81	81	82	81	79	80	81	80	81	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Corona to Desert Hot Springs (via SR-60 East and SR-91 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central Desert Hot Springs 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 Corona to Desert Hot Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to Desert Hot Springs?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 76 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Desert Hot Springs?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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

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

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