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Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Ontario

Right now (10:32 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 19% 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 71-mile drive from Palm Springs to Ontario (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Ontario to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 56 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 22 to 25 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 Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7478918179787878798478797977777675
Tue7580948879787879808078787774767474
Wed7584948879807778788280808076757573
Thu7581928780787879808380797976767573
Fri7478838279798079818280818280807973
Sat7473737474757576767675757474757472
Sun7372737374757979807675757575767573

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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 73 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Ontario?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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I-10 West in Inland Empire (50 miles)

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