Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Corona

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-10 West and SR-91 West and SR-60 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 32% 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	83	92	107	94	85	87	86	90	92	93	92	90	89	84	83	83	81
Tue	83	95	120	98	88	85	86	89	92	94	93	93	91	85	83	83	79
Wed	85	98	118	98	85	84	86	90	91	96	95	94	91	85	82	82	80
Thu	83	94	113	97	87	87	89	94	94	95	96	96	91	86	83	82	79
Fri	83	92	101	91	88	90	90	94	95	98	95	93	89	85	81	80	79
Sat	79	80	80	81	83	86	87	87	87	87	88	84	86	84	81	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	85	89	91	92	87	86	84	84	85	82	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 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (93 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 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 120 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 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Corona?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	92	107	94	85	87	86	90	92	93	92	90	89	84	83	83	81
Tue	83	95	120	98	88	85	86	89	92	94	93	93	91	85	83	83	79
Wed	85	98	118	98	85	84	86	90	91	96	95	94	91	85	82	82	80
Thu	83	94	113	97	87	87	89	94	94	95	96	96	91	86	83	82	79
Fri	83	92	101	91	88	90	90	94	95	98	95	93	89	85	81	80	79
Sat	79	80	80	81	83	86	87	87	87	87	88	84	86	84	81	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	85	89	91	92	87	86	84	84	85	82	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	92	107	94	85	87	86	90	92	93	92	90	89	84	83	83	81
Tue	83	95	120	98	88	85	86	89	92	94	93	93	91	85	83	83	79
Wed	85	98	118	98	85	84	86	90	91	96	95	94	91	85	82	82	80
Thu	83	94	113	97	87	87	89	94	94	95	96	96	91	86	83	82	79
Fri	83	92	101	91	88	90	90	94	95	98	95	93	89	85	81	80	79
Sat	79	80	80	81	83	86	87	87	87	87	88	84	86	84	81	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	85	89	91	92	87	86	84	84	85	82	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	92	107	94	85	87	86	90	92	93	92	90	89	84	83	83	81
Tue	83	95	120	98	88	85	86	89	92	94	93	93	91	85	83	83	79
Wed	85	98	118	98	85	84	86	90	91	96	95	94	91	85	82	82	80
Thu	83	94	113	97	87	87	89	94	94	95	96	96	91	86	83	82	79
Fri	83	92	101	91	88	90	90	94	95	98	95	93	89	85	81	80	79
Sat	79	80	80	81	83	86	87	87	87	87	88	84	86	84	81	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	85	89	91	92	87	86	84	84	85	82	81	79