Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Claremont

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-10 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 23% 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 77-mile drive from Palm Springs to Claremont (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Claremont to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 64 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: about 19 minutes, 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 Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Palm Springs to Claremont 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	79	83	96	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	82	81	81	79	80	79	78
Tue	80	85	99	91	83	81	81	81	81	82	80	80	79	77	78	77	77
Wed	80	88	97	92	83	82	80	81	81	84	83	83	81	78	78	78	77
Thu	79	85	97	91	83	82	81	82	82	86	82	82	81	78	79	78	75
Fri	77	81	87	84	83	82	83	81	83	84	82	83	81	77	77	76	76
Sat	77	76	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	75	76	76	77	78	81	82	83	79	78	78	77	77	78	77	75

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 Springs to Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Claremont?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 75 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Claremont?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	96	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	82	81	81	79	80	79	78
Tue	80	85	99	91	83	81	81	81	81	82	80	80	79	77	78	77	77
Wed	80	88	97	92	83	82	80	81	81	84	83	83	81	78	78	78	77
Thu	79	85	97	91	83	82	81	82	82	86	82	82	81	78	79	78	75
Fri	77	81	87	84	83	82	83	81	83	84	82	83	81	77	77	76	76
Sat	77	76	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	75	76	76	77	78	81	82	83	79	78	78	77	77	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	96	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	82	81	81	79	80	79	78
Tue	80	85	99	91	83	81	81	81	81	82	80	80	79	77	78	77	77
Wed	80	88	97	92	83	82	80	81	81	84	83	83	81	78	78	78	77
Thu	79	85	97	91	83	82	81	82	82	86	82	82	81	78	79	78	75
Fri	77	81	87	84	83	82	83	81	83	84	82	83	81	77	77	76	76
Sat	77	76	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	75	76	76	77	78	81	82	83	79	78	78	77	77	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	96	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	82	81	81	79	80	79	78
Tue	80	85	99	91	83	81	81	81	81	82	80	80	79	77	78	77	77
Wed	80	88	97	92	83	82	80	81	81	84	83	83	81	78	78	78	77
Thu	79	85	97	91	83	82	81	82	82	86	82	82	81	78	79	78	75
Fri	77	81	87	84	83	82	83	81	83	84	82	83	81	77	77	76	76
Sat	77	76	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	75	76	76	77	78	81	82	83	79	78	78	77	77	78	77	75