Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Rialto

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-10 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Rialto 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	69	72	81	75	72	71	72	72	75	77	76	74	73	72	72	73	71
Tue	69	74	89	80	73	71	72	73	73	75	75	79	78	71	72	73	70
Wed	69	74	87	80	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	74	70	71	71	70
Thu	69	75	84	79	73	71	72	74	74	76	75	82	75	72	72	72	69
Fri	69	72	79	73	72	73	74	74	77	77	79	81	74	70	70	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	70	72	72	72	70	70	70	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	70	73	74	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Palm Desert to Rialto (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (13 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 69 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Rialto?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (27 miles)

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More drives

Rialto 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 · Palm Desert to Corona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	81	75	72	71	72	72	75	77	76	74	73	72	72	73	71
Tue	69	74	89	80	73	71	72	73	73	75	75	79	78	71	72	73	70
Wed	69	74	87	80	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	74	70	71	71	70
Thu	69	75	84	79	73	71	72	74	74	76	75	82	75	72	72	72	69
Fri	69	72	79	73	72	73	74	74	77	77	79	81	74	70	70	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	70	72	72	72	70	70	70	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	70	73	74	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	81	75	72	71	72	72	75	77	76	74	73	72	72	73	71
Tue	69	74	89	80	73	71	72	73	73	75	75	79	78	71	72	73	70
Wed	69	74	87	80	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	74	70	71	71	70
Thu	69	75	84	79	73	71	72	74	74	76	75	82	75	72	72	72	69
Fri	69	72	79	73	72	73	74	74	77	77	79	81	74	70	70	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	70	72	72	72	70	70	70	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	70	73	74	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	81	75	72	71	72	72	75	77	76	74	73	72	72	73	71
Tue	69	74	89	80	73	71	72	73	73	75	75	79	78	71	72	73	70
Wed	69	74	87	80	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	74	70	71	71	70
Thu	69	75	84	79	73	71	72	74	74	76	75	82	75	72	72	72	69
Fri	69	72	79	73	72	73	74	74	77	77	79	81	74	70	70	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	70	72	72	72	70	70	70	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	70	73	74	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	69