Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Palm Desert

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 29% 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 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	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	64	64	59
Tue	56	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	61	61	59	59	60	63	62	58
Wed	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	60	58	58	59	62	60	58
Thu	55	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	57	58	61	61	58
Fri	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	61	61	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	59	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Palm Desert (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Palm Desert?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Palm Desert?

Leaving around 7:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Palm Desert to Moreno Valley (return trip) · Moreno Valley to Los Angeles · Moreno Valley to Long Beach · Moreno Valley to Anaheim · Moreno Valley to Riverside · Moreno Valley to Santa Ana · Moreno Valley to Irvine · Moreno Valley to San Bernardino · Moreno Valley to Fontana · Moreno Valley to Huntington Beach · Moreno Valley to Glendale · Moreno Valley to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	64	64	59
Tue	56	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	61	61	59	59	60	63	62	58
Wed	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	60	58	58	59	62	60	58
Thu	55	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	57	58	61	61	58
Fri	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	61	61	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	64	64	59
Tue	56	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	61	61	59	59	60	63	62	58
Wed	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	60	58	58	59	62	60	58
Thu	55	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	57	58	61	61	58
Fri	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	61	61	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	64	64	59
Tue	56	57	56	56	57	59	59	60	61	61	61	59	59	60	63	62	58
Wed	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	60	58	58	59	62	60	58
Thu	55	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	59	58	57	58	61	61	58
Fri	55	57	57	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	61	61	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	59	57