Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Riverside

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Arcadia to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 81 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Riverside to Arcadia

Freeway, about 43 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Riverside along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Arcadia 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	45	50	51	49	49	49	49	50	54	66	70	66	57	49	44	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	49	49	49	49	50	55	71	75	71	59	51	46	42
Wed	42	45	52	53	50	49	49	50	52	56	68	72	72	61	52	48	42
Thu	42	45	52	53	50	50	49	50	51	58	71	77	73	62	54	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	49	49	49	50	54	60	72	78	79	73	63	54	47	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	52	55	55	54	50	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	46	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	42

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 Arcadia to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	51	49	49	49	49	50	54	66	70	66	57	49	44	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	49	49	49	49	50	55	71	75	71	59	51	46	42
Wed	42	45	52	53	50	49	49	50	52	56	68	72	72	61	52	48	42
Thu	42	45	52	53	50	50	49	50	51	58	71	77	73	62	54	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	49	49	49	50	54	60	72	78	79	73	63	54	47	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	52	55	55	54	50	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	46	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	51	49	49	49	49	50	54	66	70	66	57	49	44	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	49	49	49	49	50	55	71	75	71	59	51	46	42
Wed	42	45	52	53	50	49	49	50	52	56	68	72	72	61	52	48	42
Thu	42	45	52	53	50	50	49	50	51	58	71	77	73	62	54	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	49	49	49	50	54	60	72	78	79	73	63	54	47	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	52	55	55	54	50	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	46	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	51	49	49	49	49	50	54	66	70	66	57	49	44	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	49	49	49	49	50	55	71	75	71	59	51	46	42
Wed	42	45	52	53	50	49	49	50	52	56	68	72	72	61	52	48	42
Thu	42	45	52	53	50	50	49	50	51	58	71	77	73	62	54	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	49	49	49	50	54	60	72	78	79	73	63	54	47	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	52	55	55	54	50	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	46	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	42