Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Riverside

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Anaheim 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	39	40	46	48	46	43	44	45	48	49	56	62	62	54	45	43	39
Tue	39	41	50	50	47	44	45	45	46	52	62	66	64	55	47	44	40
Wed	39	42	50	52	48	45	45	47	47	51	59	64	62	56	48	45	41
Thu	39	42	50	50	47	45	45	46	49	50	60	66	65	57	49	44	40
Fri	39	41	44	47	44	45	46	48	53	59	72	70	65	56	48	44	41
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	47	46	44	43	40
Sun	39	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Anaheim to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · 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	39	40	46	48	46	43	44	45	48	49	56	62	62	54	45	43	39
Tue	39	41	50	50	47	44	45	45	46	52	62	66	64	55	47	44	40
Wed	39	42	50	52	48	45	45	47	47	51	59	64	62	56	48	45	41
Thu	39	42	50	50	47	45	45	46	49	50	60	66	65	57	49	44	40
Fri	39	41	44	47	44	45	46	48	53	59	72	70	65	56	48	44	41
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	47	46	44	43	40
Sun	39	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	46	48	46	43	44	45	48	49	56	62	62	54	45	43	39
Tue	39	41	50	50	47	44	45	45	46	52	62	66	64	55	47	44	40
Wed	39	42	50	52	48	45	45	47	47	51	59	64	62	56	48	45	41
Thu	39	42	50	50	47	45	45	46	49	50	60	66	65	57	49	44	40
Fri	39	41	44	47	44	45	46	48	53	59	72	70	65	56	48	44	41
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	47	46	44	43	40
Sun	39	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	46	48	46	43	44	45	48	49	56	62	62	54	45	43	39
Tue	39	41	50	50	47	44	45	45	46	52	62	66	64	55	47	44	40
Wed	39	42	50	52	48	45	45	47	47	51	59	64	62	56	48	45	41
Thu	39	42	50	50	47	45	45	46	49	50	60	66	65	57	49	44	40
Fri	39	41	44	47	44	45	46	48	53	59	72	70	65	56	48	44	41
Sat	39	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	48	47	46	44	43	40
Sun	39	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	44	40