Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Corona

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-10 West and SR-91 West and SR-60 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Palm Desert to Corona 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	84	92	104	93	86	87	87	90	92	94	91	91	87	83	84	85	81
Tue	85	96	117	96	88	85	86	88	91	93	93	95	89	83	84	84	80
Wed	88	98	113	97	87	86	85	90	89	93	94	94	90	83	83	82	80
Thu	84	96	113	99	88	86	88	92	93	94	95	97	90	85	85	84	80
Fri	83	90	96	92	88	90	90	93	93	96	95	93	88	84	81	81	79
Sat	79	80	80	82	84	88	89	90	88	89	89	86	86	83	80	79	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	86	90	92	93	88	85	83	84	83	83	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Palm Desert to Corona (via I-10 West and SR-91 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Desert to central Corona 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 Palm Desert to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Desert to Corona?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 79 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Corona?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Corona to Palm Desert (return trip) · Palm Desert to Riverside · Palm Desert to Van Nuys · Palm Desert to San Bernardino · Palm Desert to Fontana · Palm Desert to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	104	93	86	87	87	90	92	94	91	91	87	83	84	85	81
Tue	85	96	117	96	88	85	86	88	91	93	93	95	89	83	84	84	80
Wed	88	98	113	97	87	86	85	90	89	93	94	94	90	83	83	82	80
Thu	84	96	113	99	88	86	88	92	93	94	95	97	90	85	85	84	80
Fri	83	90	96	92	88	90	90	93	93	96	95	93	88	84	81	81	79
Sat	79	80	80	82	84	88	89	90	88	89	89	86	86	83	80	79	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	86	90	92	93	88	85	83	84	83	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	104	93	86	87	87	90	92	94	91	91	87	83	84	85	81
Tue	85	96	117	96	88	85	86	88	91	93	93	95	89	83	84	84	80
Wed	88	98	113	97	87	86	85	90	89	93	94	94	90	83	83	82	80
Thu	84	96	113	99	88	86	88	92	93	94	95	97	90	85	85	84	80
Fri	83	90	96	92	88	90	90	93	93	96	95	93	88	84	81	81	79
Sat	79	80	80	82	84	88	89	90	88	89	89	86	86	83	80	79	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	86	90	92	93	88	85	83	84	83	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	92	104	93	86	87	87	90	92	94	91	91	87	83	84	85	81
Tue	85	96	117	96	88	85	86	88	91	93	93	95	89	83	84	84	80
Wed	88	98	113	97	87	86	85	90	89	93	94	94	90	83	83	82	80
Thu	84	96	113	99	88	86	88	92	93	94	95	97	90	85	85	84	80
Fri	83	90	96	92	88	90	90	93	93	96	95	93	88	84	81	81	79
Sat	79	80	80	82	84	88	89	90	88	89	89	86	86	83	80	79	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	86	90	92	93	88	85	83	84	83	83	81	79