Best Time to Drive from Corona to Palm Springs

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 71 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East and SR-91 East.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Corona to Palm Springs (via I-10 East and SR-60 East and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 55 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 68 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 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) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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