Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Irvine

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 93 minutes via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 20% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Palm Springs to Irvine (via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (24 to 27 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 92 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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