Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Palm Springs

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-10 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 17% 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 71-mile drive from Ontario to Palm Springs (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 56 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Palm Springs?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 72 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (52 miles)

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