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Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Palm Springs

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 81 minutes via I-10 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 20% 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.

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 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Palm Springs to Ontario

Freeway, about 56 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 22 to 26 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) to central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Ontario to Palm Springs by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7374757777787979818284879382797976
Tue7374777876787979818388939586787874
Wed7275797877788179798388919386787976
Thu7375787977797879818790889285807876
Fri73757576777880818488939810194888274
Sat7374747575757677777878767777787874
Sun7473747374747777777775757575757674

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 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 101 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 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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I-10 East in Inland Empire (52 miles)

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