Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Palm Springs

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 96 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-60 East.

Only 6% 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 95-mile drive from Lake Forest to Palm Springs (via SR-91 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (28 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest to central Palm 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 Lake Forest to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Palm Springs?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 97 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (17 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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