Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Barstow to Riverside
Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 79 at this time.
Only 36% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 79 | 107 | 103 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 76 |
| Tue | 79 | 93 | 97 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
| Wed | 78 | 92 | 95 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
| Thu | 78 | 90 | 94 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 |
| Fri | 77 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 76 |
| Sat | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Sun | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Barstow to Riverside (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).
About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barstow 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 Barstow to Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Barstow to Riverside?
The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Barstow to Riverside?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-215 South in Inland Empire (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow