Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Palm Desert

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-10 East, usually 66 at this time.

Only 31% 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 69-mile drive from San Bernardino to Palm Desert (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (15 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino to central Palm Desert 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 San Bernardino to Palm Desert?

On weekdays, leave before 5 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 65 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Palm Desert?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (27 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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