Best Time to Drive from Corona to Palm Desert

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East and SR-91 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Palm Desert 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	82	84	85	90	89	88	89	90	94	95	94	100	101	101	95	91	84
Tue	82	85	87	92	90	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	103	101	93	87	84
Wed	82	85	87	93	92	88	90	90	92	94	96	96	98	97	91	87	84
Thu	82	85	87	93	90	88	89	91	92	93	96	100	102	98	93	88	84
Fri	82	84	84	87	87	88	89	92	94	99	101	103	105	102	96	90	83
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	86	86	87	89	91	89	88	89	87	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	84	85	86	86	87	86	85	85	86	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 82 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (92 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 82 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 82 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Palm Desert?

Leaving around 5 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	85	90	89	88	89	90	94	95	94	100	101	101	95	91	84
Tue	82	85	87	92	90	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	103	101	93	87	84
Wed	82	85	87	93	92	88	90	90	92	94	96	96	98	97	91	87	84
Thu	82	85	87	93	90	88	89	91	92	93	96	100	102	98	93	88	84
Fri	82	84	84	87	87	88	89	92	94	99	101	103	105	102	96	90	83
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	86	86	87	89	91	89	88	89	87	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	84	85	86	86	87	86	85	85	86	85	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	85	90	89	88	89	90	94	95	94	100	101	101	95	91	84
Tue	82	85	87	92	90	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	103	101	93	87	84
Wed	82	85	87	93	92	88	90	90	92	94	96	96	98	97	91	87	84
Thu	82	85	87	93	90	88	89	91	92	93	96	100	102	98	93	88	84
Fri	82	84	84	87	87	88	89	92	94	99	101	103	105	102	96	90	83
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	86	86	87	89	91	89	88	89	87	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	84	85	86	86	87	86	85	85	86	85	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	85	90	89	88	89	90	94	95	94	100	101	101	95	91	84
Tue	82	85	87	92	90	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	103	101	93	87	84
Wed	82	85	87	93	92	88	90	90	92	94	96	96	98	97	91	87	84
Thu	82	85	87	93	90	88	89	91	92	93	96	100	102	98	93	88	84
Fri	82	84	84	87	87	88	89	92	94	99	101	103	105	102	96	90	83
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	86	86	87	89	91	89	88	89	87	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	84	85	86	86	87	86	85	85	86	85	86	82