Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Corona to Palm Desert
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East and SR-91 East, usually 88 at this time.
Only 38% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 81 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 90 | 84 |
| Tue | 81 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 97 | 101 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 88 | 84 |
| Wed | 81 | 84 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 98 | 91 | 87 | 84 |
| Thu | 82 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 88 | 84 |
| Fri | 82 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 97 | 101 | 104 | 105 | 102 | 96 | 89 | 83 |
| Sat | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 82 |
| Sun | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 82 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Corona to Palm Desert (via I-10 East and SR-60 East and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (15 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Corona to Palm Desert?
The 83-mile drive usually takes 81 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Corona to Palm Desert?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 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)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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