Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Cathedral City

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 51 minutes via I-10 East.

None 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 Redlands to Cathedral City 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	51	52	52	55	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	53
Tue	51	52	53	56	55	53	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	55	55	54	52
Thu	51	52	53	56	56	53	54	54	54	55	55	54	56	57	57	55	52
Fri	51	52	52	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Redlands to Cathedral City (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (14 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands to central Cathedral City 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 Redlands to Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redlands to Cathedral City?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 51 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	52	55	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	53
Tue	51	52	53	56	55	53	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	52
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Thu	51	52	53	56	56	53	54	54	54	55	55	54	56	57	57	55	52
Fri	51	52	52	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	52	55	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	53
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Fri	51	52	52	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	55	53
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	52	55	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	53
Tue	51	52	53	56	55	53	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	52
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Thu	51	52	53	56	56	53	54	54	54	55	55	54	56	57	57	55	52
Fri	51	52	52	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	52
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