Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 52 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 Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (about 19 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Desert Hot 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 Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 50 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Desert Hot Springs?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (12 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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