Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Palm Springs

Only 11% 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 San Bernardino 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	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	68	74	71	64	60	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	61	62	62	64	69	79	74	64	59	59
Wed	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	60	61	62	64	69	79	73	60	59	59
Thu	57	58	60	62	60	59	60	61	61	62	67	71	82	75	64	59	58
Fri	57	59	59	61	59	61	61	62	64	67	70	75	78	72	66	62	59
Sat	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	61	63	64	62	59	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Bernardino to Palm Springs (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (23 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) to central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 57 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (34 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	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	68	74	71	64	60	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	61	62	62	64	69	79	74	64	59	59
Wed	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	60	61	62	64	69	79	73	60	59	59
Thu	57	58	60	62	60	59	60	61	61	62	67	71	82	75	64	59	58
Fri	57	59	59	61	59	61	61	62	64	67	70	75	78	72	66	62	59
Sat	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	61	63	64	62	59	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	68	74	71	64	60	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	61	62	62	64	69	79	74	64	59	59
Wed	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	60	61	62	64	69	79	73	60	59	59
Thu	57	58	60	62	60	59	60	61	61	62	67	71	82	75	64	59	58
Fri	57	59	59	61	59	61	61	62	64	67	70	75	78	72	66	62	59
Sat	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	61	63	64	62	59	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	68	74	71	64	60	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	61	62	62	64	69	79	74	64	59	59
Wed	57	58	59	60	59	60	60	60	61	62	64	69	79	73	60	59	59
Thu	57	58	60	62	60	59	60	61	61	62	67	71	82	75	64	59	58
Fri	57	59	59	61	59	61	61	62	64	67	70	75	78	72	66	62	59
Sat	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	61	63	64	62	59	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58