Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Palm Springs

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-10 East and I-215 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Temecula 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	82	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	87	89	88	93	93	93	89	87	84
Tue	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	90	88	89	92	93	92	89	85	84
Wed	82	83	85	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	89	92	93	92	87	85	83
Thu	82	84	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	90	90	93	92	87	85	83
Fri	82	83	83	84	85	86	86	86	88	92	91	92	94	92	89	87	83
Sat	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	86	88	87	86	84	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Temecula to Palm Springs (via I-10 East and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (57 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Palm Springs 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 Temecula to Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 82 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	87	89	88	93	93	93	89	87	84
Tue	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	90	88	89	92	93	92	89	85	84
Wed	82	83	85	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	89	92	93	92	87	85	83
Thu	82	84	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	90	90	93	92	87	85	83
Fri	82	83	83	84	85	86	86	86	88	92	91	92	94	92	89	87	83
Sat	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	86	88	87	86	84	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	87	89	88	93	93	93	89	87	84
Tue	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	90	88	89	92	93	92	89	85	84
Wed	82	83	85	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	89	92	93	92	87	85	83
Thu	82	84	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	90	90	93	92	87	85	83
Fri	82	83	83	84	85	86	86	86	88	92	91	92	94	92	89	87	83
Sat	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	86	88	87	86	84	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	87	89	88	93	93	93	89	87	84
Tue	83	84	84	83	85	85	86	87	90	88	89	92	93	92	89	85	84
Wed	82	83	85	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	89	92	93	92	87	85	83
Thu	82	84	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	90	90	93	92	87	85	83
Fri	82	83	83	84	85	86	86	86	88	92	91	92	94	92	89	87	83
Sat	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	86	88	87	86	84	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82