Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Claremont

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-10 West, usually 78 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 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	78	82	94	85	83	83	82	81	82	83	82	82	82	79	79	78	78
Tue	80	86	101	92	83	81	81	80	82	83	81	81	86	77	77	76	77
Wed	80	86	101	93	85	84	81	81	81	84	82	83	90	78	77	77	76
Thu	80	85	96	90	84	81	81	81	82	84	83	86	93	80	78	77	76
Fri	76	80	104	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	85	90	86	78	77	76	76
Sat	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	79	78	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	81	81	82	79	79	78	78	79	78	77	76

About this drive

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 104 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Springs to Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 104 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 104 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 Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (57 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Claremont to Palm Springs (return trip) · Palm Springs to Mission Viejo · Palm Springs to Riverside · Palm Springs to San Bernardino · Palm Springs to Ontario · Palm Springs to Corona · Palm Springs to LAX · Palm Springs to Los Angeles · Palm Springs to Irvine · Palm Springs to ONT · Palm Springs to Rancho Cucamonga · Palm Springs to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	82	94	85	83	83	82	81	82	83	82	82	82	79	79	78	78
Tue	80	86	101	92	83	81	81	80	82	83	81	81	86	77	77	76	77
Wed	80	86	101	93	85	84	81	81	81	84	82	83	90	78	77	77	76
Thu	80	85	96	90	84	81	81	81	82	84	83	86	93	80	78	77	76
Fri	76	80	104	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	85	90	86	78	77	76	76
Sat	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	79	78	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	81	81	82	79	79	78	78	79	78	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	82	94	85	83	83	82	81	82	83	82	82	82	79	79	78	78
Tue	80	86	101	92	83	81	81	80	82	83	81	81	86	77	77	76	77
Wed	80	86	101	93	85	84	81	81	81	84	82	83	90	78	77	77	76
Thu	80	85	96	90	84	81	81	81	82	84	83	86	93	80	78	77	76
Fri	76	80	104	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	85	90	86	78	77	76	76
Sat	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	79	78	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	81	81	82	79	79	78	78	79	78	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	82	94	85	83	83	82	81	82	83	82	82	82	79	79	78	78
Tue	80	86	101	92	83	81	81	80	82	83	81	81	86	77	77	76	77
Wed	80	86	101	93	85	84	81	81	81	84	82	83	90	78	77	77	76
Thu	80	85	96	90	84	81	81	81	82	84	83	86	93	80	78	77	76
Fri	76	80	104	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	85	90	86	78	77	76	76
Sat	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	79	78	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	77	81	81	82	79	79	78	78	79	78	77	76