Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from ONT to Palm Springs
Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-10 East, usually 81 at this time.
Only 15% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 74 |
| Tue | 71 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 73 |
| Wed | 71 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Thu | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 94 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 74 |
| Fri | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 73 |
| Sat | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 72 |
| Sun | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 70-mile drive from ONT to Palm Springs (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).
About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT to Palm Springs?
On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from ONT to Palm Springs?
The 70-mile drive usually takes 71 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from ONT to Palm Springs?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-10 East in Inland Empire (51 miles)
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