Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Los Angeles

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-10 West, usually 103 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Los Angeles 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	124	136	140	125	117	114	112	110	110	111	109	110	109	105	106	105	104
Tue	127	141	148	129	119	113	112	111	112	112	110	111	115	106	106	104	103
Wed	126	142	149	134	121	119	112	112	110	113	111	116	132	123	116	104	102
Thu	124	138	143	130	120	115	112	112	113	114	112	117	123	110	111	104	103
Fri	110	117	139	119	115	115	113	114	115	117	113	120	125	126	119	103	103
Sat	105	104	105	107	110	111	110	114	110	115	113	112	109	106	106	102	103
Sun	103	103	104	106	112	108	112	111	111	108	107	107	108	114	115	105	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 107-mile drive from Palm Springs to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 95 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 18 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Los Angeles?

The 107-mile drive usually takes 102 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (57 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	136	140	125	117	114	112	110	110	111	109	110	109	105	106	105	104
Tue	127	141	148	129	119	113	112	111	112	112	110	111	115	106	106	104	103
Wed	126	142	149	134	121	119	112	112	110	113	111	116	132	123	116	104	102
Thu	124	138	143	130	120	115	112	112	113	114	112	117	123	110	111	104	103
Fri	110	117	139	119	115	115	113	114	115	117	113	120	125	126	119	103	103
Sat	105	104	105	107	110	111	110	114	110	115	113	112	109	106	106	102	103
Sun	103	103	104	106	112	108	112	111	111	108	107	107	108	114	115	105	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	136	140	125	117	114	112	110	110	111	109	110	109	105	106	105	104
Tue	127	141	148	129	119	113	112	111	112	112	110	111	115	106	106	104	103
Wed	126	142	149	134	121	119	112	112	110	113	111	116	132	123	116	104	102
Thu	124	138	143	130	120	115	112	112	113	114	112	117	123	110	111	104	103
Fri	110	117	139	119	115	115	113	114	115	117	113	120	125	126	119	103	103
Sat	105	104	105	107	110	111	110	114	110	115	113	112	109	106	106	102	103
Sun	103	103	104	106	112	108	112	111	111	108	107	107	108	114	115	105	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	136	140	125	117	114	112	110	110	111	109	110	109	105	106	105	104
Tue	127	141	148	129	119	113	112	111	112	112	110	111	115	106	106	104	103
Wed	126	142	149	134	121	119	112	112	110	113	111	116	132	123	116	104	102
Thu	124	138	143	130	120	115	112	112	113	114	112	117	123	110	111	104	103
Fri	110	117	139	119	115	115	113	114	115	117	113	120	125	126	119	103	103
Sat	105	104	105	107	110	111	110	114	110	115	113	112	109	106	106	102	103
Sun	103	103	104	106	112	108	112	111	111	108	107	107	108	114	115	105	103