Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Irvine

Right now (9:27 am PDT): about 135 minutes via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 101 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 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 142 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 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 76 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 16 miles: 24 to 28 minutes on weekdays, 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine 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	105	122	129	114	101	100	99	100	103	105	104	104	100	96	96	95	94
Tue	108	134	142	122	106	101	99	101	103	106	108	106	103	96	95	95	93
Wed	107	134	142	124	106	99	99	103	104	108	109	107	104	97	95	95	94
Thu	107	123	133	119	105	101	101	102	106	106	111	109	105	97	96	96	93
Fri	100	106	111	105	103	102	102	105	107	110	110	111	104	98	94	93	92
Sat	93	95	94	96	101	104	107	112	107	106	105	104	99	95	94	94	92
Sun	92	92	92	93	100	105	111	112	111	102	98	97	98	96	98	96	92

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 142 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 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	122	129	114	101	100	99	100	103	105	104	104	100	96	96	95	94
Tue	108	134	142	122	106	101	99	101	103	106	108	106	103	96	95	95	93
Wed	107	134	142	124	106	99	99	103	104	108	109	107	104	97	95	95	94
Thu	107	123	133	119	105	101	101	102	106	106	111	109	105	97	96	96	93
Fri	100	106	111	105	103	102	102	105	107	110	110	111	104	98	94	93	92
Sat	93	95	94	96	101	104	107	112	107	106	105	104	99	95	94	94	92
Sun	92	92	92	93	100	105	111	112	111	102	98	97	98	96	98	96	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	122	129	114	101	100	99	100	103	105	104	104	100	96	96	95	94
Tue	108	134	142	122	106	101	99	101	103	106	108	106	103	96	95	95	93
Wed	107	134	142	124	106	99	99	103	104	108	109	107	104	97	95	95	94
Thu	107	123	133	119	105	101	101	102	106	106	111	109	105	97	96	96	93
Fri	100	106	111	105	103	102	102	105	107	110	110	111	104	98	94	93	92
Sat	93	95	94	96	101	104	107	112	107	106	105	104	99	95	94	94	92
Sun	92	92	92	93	100	105	111	112	111	102	98	97	98	96	98	96	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	122	129	114	101	100	99	100	103	105	104	104	100	96	96	95	94
Tue	108	134	142	122	106	101	99	101	103	106	108	106	103	96	95	95	93
Wed	107	134	142	124	106	99	99	103	104	108	109	107	104	97	95	95	94
Thu	107	123	133	119	105	101	101	102	106	106	111	109	105	97	96	96	93
Fri	100	106	111	105	103	102	102	105	107	110	110	111	104	98	94	93	92
Sat	93	95	94	96	101	104	107	112	107	106	105	104	99	95	94	94	92
Sun	92	92	92	93	100	105	111	112	111	102	98	97	98	96	98	96	92