Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Los Angeles

Right now (11:47 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 26% 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 107-mile drive from Palm Springs to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 95 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 17 to 18 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 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	120	130	137	123	115	113	112	110	111	115	110	111	109	105	106	105	105
Tue	125	137	144	130	117	113	112	112	111	112	111	112	109	105	105	104	103
Wed	126	141	146	134	119	116	111	112	111	114	113	115	117	114	112	104	103
Thu	122	135	141	129	119	114	112	112	112	115	113	115	112	107	108	104	102
Fri	111	118	122	119	116	115	114	113	114	115	114	118	121	121	115	109	103
Sat	104	104	105	107	108	111	113	113	111	111	109	110	109	105	104	102	102
Sun	102	102	103	104	106	108	112	114	114	110	109	109	109	109	112	105	102

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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 146 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 146 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 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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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	120	130	137	123	115	113	112	110	111	115	110	111	109	105	106	105	105
Tue	125	137	144	130	117	113	112	112	111	112	111	112	109	105	105	104	103
Wed	126	141	146	134	119	116	111	112	111	114	113	115	117	114	112	104	103
Thu	122	135	141	129	119	114	112	112	112	115	113	115	112	107	108	104	102
Fri	111	118	122	119	116	115	114	113	114	115	114	118	121	121	115	109	103
Sat	104	104	105	107	108	111	113	113	111	111	109	110	109	105	104	102	102
Sun	102	102	103	104	106	108	112	114	114	110	109	109	109	109	112	105	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	130	137	123	115	113	112	110	111	115	110	111	109	105	106	105	105
Tue	125	137	144	130	117	113	112	112	111	112	111	112	109	105	105	104	103
Wed	126	141	146	134	119	116	111	112	111	114	113	115	117	114	112	104	103
Thu	122	135	141	129	119	114	112	112	112	115	113	115	112	107	108	104	102
Fri	111	118	122	119	116	115	114	113	114	115	114	118	121	121	115	109	103
Sat	104	104	105	107	108	111	113	113	111	111	109	110	109	105	104	102	102
Sun	102	102	103	104	106	108	112	114	114	110	109	109	109	109	112	105	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	130	137	123	115	113	112	110	111	115	110	111	109	105	106	105	105
Tue	125	137	144	130	117	113	112	112	111	112	111	112	109	105	105	104	103
Wed	126	141	146	134	119	116	111	112	111	114	113	115	117	114	112	104	103
Thu	122	135	141	129	119	114	112	112	112	115	113	115	112	107	108	104	102
Fri	111	118	122	119	116	115	114	113	114	115	114	118	121	121	115	109	103
Sat	104	104	105	107	108	111	113	113	111	111	109	110	109	105	104	102	102
Sun	102	102	103	104	106	108	112	114	114	110	109	109	109	109	112	105	102