Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Palm Springs

Right now (5:00 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 56 at this time.

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Riverside to Palm Springs (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Riverside to Palm Springs 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	54	55	55	56	57	56	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	59	56	55	54
Wed	53	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	58	56	56	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	61	59	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	60	58	56	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	54

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Riverside to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 53 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	55	56	57	56	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	59	56	55	54
Wed	53	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	58	56	56	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	61	59	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	60	58	56	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	55	56	57	56	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	59	56	55	54
Wed	53	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	58	56	56	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	61	59	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	60	58	56	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	55	56	57	56	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	58	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	59	56	55	54
Wed	53	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	58	56	56	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	61	59	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	60	58	56	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	54