Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to San Bernardino

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-10 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 15% 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 San Bernardino 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	57	59	69	62	60	59	59	59	60	60	61	67	64	59	59	59	59
Tue	58	61	74	69	60	60	60	59	61	61	63	66	70	59	58	58	58
Wed	58	60	72	68	60	59	60	60	60	61	65	66	71	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	61	69	67	62	60	60	60	60	63	67	71	72	61	59	58	58
Fri	57	58	70	62	60	61	60	61	63	65	70	73	69	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	63	61	66	63	62	58	58	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	64	58	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Palm Springs to San Bernardino (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (24 to 35 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 San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to San Bernardino?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 57 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	69	62	60	59	59	59	60	60	61	67	64	59	59	59	59
Tue	58	61	74	69	60	60	60	59	61	61	63	66	70	59	58	58	58
Wed	58	60	72	68	60	59	60	60	60	61	65	66	71	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	61	69	67	62	60	60	60	60	63	67	71	72	61	59	58	58
Fri	57	58	70	62	60	61	60	61	63	65	70	73	69	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	63	61	66	63	62	58	58	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	64	58	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	69	62	60	59	59	59	60	60	61	67	64	59	59	59	59
Tue	58	61	74	69	60	60	60	59	61	61	63	66	70	59	58	58	58
Wed	58	60	72	68	60	59	60	60	60	61	65	66	71	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	61	69	67	62	60	60	60	60	63	67	71	72	61	59	58	58
Fri	57	58	70	62	60	61	60	61	63	65	70	73	69	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	63	61	66	63	62	58	58	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	64	58	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	69	62	60	59	59	59	60	60	61	67	64	59	59	59	59
Tue	58	61	74	69	60	60	60	59	61	61	63	66	70	59	58	58	58
Wed	58	60	72	68	60	59	60	60	60	61	65	66	71	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	61	69	67	62	60	60	60	60	63	67	71	72	61	59	58	58
Fri	57	58	70	62	60	61	60	61	63	65	70	73	69	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	63	61	66	63	62	58	58	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	64	58	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58