Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Moreno Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-10 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Moreno Valley 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	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	58
Tue	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	57
Wed	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57
Thu	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	57
Fri	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Palm Desert to Moreno Valley (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (11 to 14 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 Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Desert to Moreno Valley?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 8 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Moreno Valley 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 Corona · Palm Desert to Rialto · Palm Desert to Menifee

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	58
Tue	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	57
Wed	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57
Thu	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	57
Fri	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	58
Tue	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	57
Wed	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57
Thu	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	57
Fri	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	58
Tue	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	57
Wed	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57
Thu	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	57
Fri	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56