Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Moreno Valley

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 48 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 44-mile drive from Palm Springs to Moreno Valley (via I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (17 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs to central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Moreno Valley?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 47 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

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