Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Corona

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 71 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West and SR-91 West.

Only 19% 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	79	98	86	77	78	76	79	81	82	81	81	77	73	72	71	71
Tue	73	84	108	90	81	76	76	77	81	83	85	83	83	75	71	71	70
Wed	73	84	107	92	79	75	76	79	81	85	85	82	82	77	71	71	70
Thu	72	80	102	89	79	76	78	81	82	82	85	84	82	76	72	71	70
Fri	73	79	90	83	80	80	80	83	84	86	85	83	81	75	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	75	76	77	78	76	77	74	76	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	78	81	84	78	77	74	74	75	73	72	69

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 69 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 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 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 69 to 108 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 108 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	79	98	86	77	78	76	79	81	82	81	81	77	73	72	71	71
Tue	73	84	108	90	81	76	76	77	81	83	85	83	83	75	71	71	70
Wed	73	84	107	92	79	75	76	79	81	85	85	82	82	77	71	71	70
Thu	72	80	102	89	79	76	78	81	82	82	85	84	82	76	72	71	70
Fri	73	79	90	83	80	80	80	83	84	86	85	83	81	75	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	75	76	77	78	76	77	74	76	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	78	81	84	78	77	74	74	75	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	79	98	86	77	78	76	79	81	82	81	81	77	73	72	71	71
Tue	73	84	108	90	81	76	76	77	81	83	85	83	83	75	71	71	70
Wed	73	84	107	92	79	75	76	79	81	85	85	82	82	77	71	71	70
Thu	72	80	102	89	79	76	78	81	82	82	85	84	82	76	72	71	70
Fri	73	79	90	83	80	80	80	83	84	86	85	83	81	75	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	75	76	77	78	76	77	74	76	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	78	81	84	78	77	74	74	75	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	79	98	86	77	78	76	79	81	82	81	81	77	73	72	71	71
Tue	73	84	108	90	81	76	76	77	81	83	85	83	83	75	71	71	70
Wed	73	84	107	92	79	75	76	79	81	85	85	82	82	77	71	71	70
Thu	72	80	102	89	79	76	78	81	82	82	85	84	82	76	72	71	70
Fri	73	79	90	83	80	80	80	83	84	86	85	83	81	75	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	75	76	77	78	76	77	74	76	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	78	81	84	78	77	74	74	75	73	72	69