Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Riverside

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 125 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Altadena 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	54	56	61	62	61	61	61	62	64	77	95	106	94	77	61	56	54
Tue	54	56	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	77	99	107	97	84	66	58	54
Wed	54	57	65	69	63	63	65	64	72	84	101	111	100	88	68	59	53
Thu	54	56	64	66	65	62	62	63	68	88	110	119	106	93	70	60	53
Fri	54	56	59	61	62	62	64	72	89	114	124	119	105	86	70	61	55
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	63	67	72	77	76	68	64	58	57	54
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	57	57	56	57	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Altadena to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena 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 Altadena to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Riverside?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Altadena (return trip) · Altadena to Los Angeles · Altadena to Long Beach · Altadena to Anaheim · Altadena to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	61	62	61	61	61	62	64	77	95	106	94	77	61	56	54
Tue	54	56	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	77	99	107	97	84	66	58	54
Wed	54	57	65	69	63	63	65	64	72	84	101	111	100	88	68	59	53
Thu	54	56	64	66	65	62	62	63	68	88	110	119	106	93	70	60	53
Fri	54	56	59	61	62	62	64	72	89	114	124	119	105	86	70	61	55
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	63	67	72	77	76	68	64	58	57	54
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	57	57	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	61	62	61	61	61	62	64	77	95	106	94	77	61	56	54
Tue	54	56	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	77	99	107	97	84	66	58	54
Wed	54	57	65	69	63	63	65	64	72	84	101	111	100	88	68	59	53
Thu	54	56	64	66	65	62	62	63	68	88	110	119	106	93	70	60	53
Fri	54	56	59	61	62	62	64	72	89	114	124	119	105	86	70	61	55
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	63	67	72	77	76	68	64	58	57	54
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	57	57	56	57	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	61	62	61	61	61	62	64	77	95	106	94	77	61	56	54
Tue	54	56	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	77	99	107	97	84	66	58	54
Wed	54	57	65	69	63	63	65	64	72	84	101	111	100	88	68	59	53
Thu	54	56	64	66	65	62	62	63	68	88	110	119	106	93	70	60	53
Fri	54	56	59	61	62	62	64	72	89	114	124	119	105	86	70	61	55
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	63	67	72	77	76	68	64	58	57	54
Sun	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	57	57	56	57	58	53