Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to ONT

Right now (12:53 am PST): about 74 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West.

Only 22% 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 ONT 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	75	83	99	87	79	77	77	79	80	81	79	78	76	74	73	72	72
Tue	75	86	108	91	82	76	76	77	79	80	81	78	79	75	72	72	71
Wed	75	86	107	92	80	76	76	78	80	82	81	79	79	75	72	72	70
Thu	74	84	103	89	80	76	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	75	73	72	71
Fri	73	80	89	83	80	80	80	81	82	86	84	84	82	76	73	71	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	73	75	76	76	78	76	76	74	77	75	73	71	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	72	74	78	81	83	78	77	74	75	76	74	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Palm Springs to ONT (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (24 to 28 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 70 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to ONT?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 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	75	83	99	87	79	77	77	79	80	81	79	78	76	74	73	72	72
Tue	75	86	108	91	82	76	76	77	79	80	81	78	79	75	72	72	71
Wed	75	86	107	92	80	76	76	78	80	82	81	79	79	75	72	72	70
Thu	74	84	103	89	80	76	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	75	73	72	71
Fri	73	80	89	83	80	80	80	81	82	86	84	84	82	76	73	71	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	73	75	76	76	78	76	76	74	77	75	73	71	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	72	74	78	81	83	78	77	74	75	76	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	83	99	87	79	77	77	79	80	81	79	78	76	74	73	72	72
Tue	75	86	108	91	82	76	76	77	79	80	81	78	79	75	72	72	71
Wed	75	86	107	92	80	76	76	78	80	82	81	79	79	75	72	72	70
Thu	74	84	103	89	80	76	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	75	73	72	71
Fri	73	80	89	83	80	80	80	81	82	86	84	84	82	76	73	71	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	73	75	76	76	78	76	76	74	77	75	73	71	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	72	74	78	81	83	78	77	74	75	76	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	83	99	87	79	77	77	79	80	81	79	78	76	74	73	72	72
Tue	75	86	108	91	82	76	76	77	79	80	81	78	79	75	72	72	71
Wed	75	86	107	92	80	76	76	78	80	82	81	79	79	75	72	72	70
Thu	74	84	103	89	80	76	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	75	73	72	71
Fri	73	80	89	83	80	80	80	81	82	86	84	84	82	76	73	71	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	73	75	76	76	78	76	76	74	77	75	73	71	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	72	74	78	81	83	78	77	74	75	76	74	73	71