Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Riverside

Right now (12:23 am PST): about 44 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North.

Only 43% 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 Aliso Viejo to Riverside 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	42	43	46	47	45	46	46	47	48	52	58	59	60	51	48	46	43
Tue	42	43	50	49	47	47	46	46	47	55	61	61	59	52	48	48	44
Wed	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	47	49	55	57	58	59	51	48	47	44
Thu	43	43	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	59	61	60	51	49	46	43
Fri	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	56	59	64	63	60	55	50	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	45	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Riverside 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 Aliso Viejo to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Riverside?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley · Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	46	47	45	46	46	47	48	52	58	59	60	51	48	46	43
Tue	42	43	50	49	47	47	46	46	47	55	61	61	59	52	48	48	44
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Fri	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	56	59	64	63	60	55	50	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	46	47	45	46	46	47	48	52	58	59	60	51	48	46	43
Tue	42	43	50	49	47	47	46	46	47	55	61	61	59	52	48	48	44
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Thu	43	43	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	59	61	60	51	49	46	43
Fri	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	56	59	64	63	60	55	50	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	46	47	45	46	46	47	48	52	58	59	60	51	48	46	43
Tue	42	43	50	49	47	47	46	46	47	55	61	61	59	52	48	48	44
Wed	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	47	49	55	57	58	59	51	48	47	44
Thu	43	43	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	59	61	60	51	49	46	43
Fri	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	56	59	64	63	60	55	50	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	48	49	49	50	48	47	46	43
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