Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Riverside
Only 13% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 60 | 67 | 84 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Tue | 61 | 70 | 93 | 76 | 67 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Wed | 61 | 70 | 92 | 78 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Thu | 60 | 68 | 88 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Fri | 60 | 66 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 |
| Sat | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
| Sun | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 58 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Palm Springs to Riverside (via I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).
About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 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 central Riverside 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 Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Riverside?
The 54-mile drive usually takes 58 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Riverside?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-60 West in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)
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