Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Ontario

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 86 minutes via I-10 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 14% 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 71-mile drive from Palm Springs to Ontario (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 26 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 103 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 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Ontario?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (50 miles)

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