Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Corona

Right now (9:18 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West and SR-91 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 21% 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 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	73	85	98	85	78	77	76	77	81	83	80	79	76	73	74	73	72
Tue	73	92	110	92	81	77	76	78	81	82	83	83	80	73	72	73	71
Wed	76	91	108	93	80	77	77	77	80	82	84	83	80	74	71	71	70
Thu	72	86	106	92	81	78	78	81	83	82	84	84	81	75	74	73	70
Fri	71	78	88	83	80	79	80	82	83	85	85	84	80	75	71	71	72
Sat	70	70	70	72	76	79	79	82	80	79	80	78	76	74	71	70	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	73	76	80	78	84	77	73	73	74	72	74	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Palm Springs to Corona (via I-10 West and SR-60 West and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 20 minutes), 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 70 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Corona?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	98	85	78	77	76	77	81	83	80	79	76	73	74	73	72
Tue	73	92	110	92	81	77	76	78	81	82	83	83	80	73	72	73	71
Wed	76	91	108	93	80	77	77	77	80	82	84	83	80	74	71	71	70
Thu	72	86	106	92	81	78	78	81	83	82	84	84	81	75	74	73	70
Fri	71	78	88	83	80	79	80	82	83	85	85	84	80	75	71	71	72
Sat	70	70	70	72	76	79	79	82	80	79	80	78	76	74	71	70	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	73	76	80	78	84	77	73	73	74	72	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	98	85	78	77	76	77	81	83	80	79	76	73	74	73	72
Tue	73	92	110	92	81	77	76	78	81	82	83	83	80	73	72	73	71
Wed	76	91	108	93	80	77	77	77	80	82	84	83	80	74	71	71	70
Thu	72	86	106	92	81	78	78	81	83	82	84	84	81	75	74	73	70
Fri	71	78	88	83	80	79	80	82	83	85	85	84	80	75	71	71	72
Sat	70	70	70	72	76	79	79	82	80	79	80	78	76	74	71	70	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	73	76	80	78	84	77	73	73	74	72	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	98	85	78	77	76	77	81	83	80	79	76	73	74	73	72
Tue	73	92	110	92	81	77	76	78	81	82	83	83	80	73	72	73	71
Wed	76	91	108	93	80	77	77	77	80	82	84	83	80	74	71	71	70
Thu	72	86	106	92	81	78	78	81	83	82	84	84	81	75	74	73	70
Fri	71	78	88	83	80	79	80	82	83	85	85	84	80	75	71	71	72
Sat	70	70	70	72	76	79	79	82	80	79	80	78	76	74	71	70	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	73	76	80	78	84	77	73	73	74	72	74	74	70