Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Riverside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 37% 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 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	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	65	72	71	63	51	45	42
Tue	42	45	50	52	49	51	50	49	51	55	66	74	77	65	55	48	42
Wed	42	45	51	52	49	51	50	51	51	55	65	73	73	64	55	48	43
Thu	42	45	50	51	50	50	51	51	52	58	72	79	79	66	57	48	43
Fri	42	45	47	49	49	50	50	53	57	68	78	82	80	67	56	49	44
Sat	42	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	50	54	55	54	50	47	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

About this drive

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 84 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 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 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 84 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 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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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	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	65	72	71	63	51	45	42
Tue	42	45	50	52	49	51	50	49	51	55	66	74	77	65	55	48	42
Wed	42	45	51	52	49	51	50	51	51	55	65	73	73	64	55	48	43
Thu	42	45	50	51	50	50	51	51	52	58	72	79	79	66	57	48	43
Fri	42	45	47	49	49	50	50	53	57	68	78	82	80	67	56	49	44
Sat	42	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	50	54	55	54	50	47	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	65	72	71	63	51	45	42
Tue	42	45	50	52	49	51	50	49	51	55	66	74	77	65	55	48	42
Wed	42	45	51	52	49	51	50	51	51	55	65	73	73	64	55	48	43
Thu	42	45	50	51	50	50	51	51	52	58	72	79	79	66	57	48	43
Fri	42	45	47	49	49	50	50	53	57	68	78	82	80	67	56	49	44
Sat	42	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	50	54	55	54	50	47	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	48	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	65	72	71	63	51	45	42
Tue	42	45	50	52	49	51	50	49	51	55	66	74	77	65	55	48	42
Wed	42	45	51	52	49	51	50	51	51	55	65	73	73	64	55	48	43
Thu	42	45	50	51	50	50	51	51	52	58	72	79	79	66	57	48	43
Fri	42	45	47	49	49	50	50	53	57	68	78	82	80	67	56	49	44
Sat	42	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	50	54	55	54	50	47	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	42