Best Time to Drive from La Quinta to Rialto

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 89 minutes via I-10 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 25% 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 La Quinta to Rialto 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	79	82	92	85	83	82	83	84	86	88	86	86	86	84	83	83	82
Tue	79	86	98	90	83	82	82	84	84	86	87	91	89	82	82	83	81
Wed	79	86	97	89	83	82	83	84	85	86	86	89	86	82	82	82	80
Thu	80	85	95	89	83	82	83	85	84	87	87	95	87	83	83	83	80
Fri	80	82	90	85	84	84	85	85	88	88	90	91	84	81	80	80	79
Sat	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	81	81	83	84	84	82	82	81	81	82	81	80	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from La Quinta to Rialto (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 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 La Quinta to central Rialto 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 La Quinta to Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Quinta to Rialto?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 79 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Quinta to Rialto?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (27 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rialto to La Quinta (return trip) · La Quinta to Irvine · La Quinta to Riverside · La Quinta to San Bernardino · La Quinta to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	92	85	83	82	83	84	86	88	86	86	86	84	83	83	82
Tue	79	86	98	90	83	82	82	84	84	86	87	91	89	82	82	83	81
Wed	79	86	97	89	83	82	83	84	85	86	86	89	86	82	82	82	80
Thu	80	85	95	89	83	82	83	85	84	87	87	95	87	83	83	83	80
Fri	80	82	90	85	84	84	85	85	88	88	90	91	84	81	80	80	79
Sat	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	81	81	83	84	84	82	82	81	81	82	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	92	85	83	82	83	84	86	88	86	86	86	84	83	83	82
Tue	79	86	98	90	83	82	82	84	84	86	87	91	89	82	82	83	81
Wed	79	86	97	89	83	82	83	84	85	86	86	89	86	82	82	82	80
Thu	80	85	95	89	83	82	83	85	84	87	87	95	87	83	83	83	80
Fri	80	82	90	85	84	84	85	85	88	88	90	91	84	81	80	80	79
Sat	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	81	81	83	84	84	82	82	81	81	82	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	92	85	83	82	83	84	86	88	86	86	86	84	83	83	82
Tue	79	86	98	90	83	82	82	84	84	86	87	91	89	82	82	83	81
Wed	79	86	97	89	83	82	83	84	85	86	86	89	86	82	82	82	80
Thu	80	85	95	89	83	82	83	85	84	87	87	95	87	83	83	83	80
Fri	80	82	90	85	84	84	85	85	88	88	90	91	84	81	80	80	79
Sat	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	83	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	81	81	83	84	84	82	82	81	81	82	81	80	79