Best Time to Drive from Brea to Riverside

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Brea 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	33	36	42	43	41	40	39	40	41	44	50	53	55	46	40	38	34
Tue	34	36	46	47	43	40	40	41	42	47	55	57	56	47	40	39	35
Wed	34	37	46	48	44	43	40	42	42	47	51	53	55	47	41	39	36
Thu	34	37	45	45	42	41	41	40	43	45	53	56	56	47	42	38	35
Fri	33	36	40	42	41	40	40	43	48	54	59	60	57	50	43	39	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	43	45	44	42	40	38	35
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	36	37	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Brea to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (30 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach · Brea to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	42	43	41	40	39	40	41	44	50	53	55	46	40	38	34
Tue	34	36	46	47	43	40	40	41	42	47	55	57	56	47	40	39	35
Wed	34	37	46	48	44	43	40	42	42	47	51	53	55	47	41	39	36
Thu	34	37	45	45	42	41	41	40	43	45	53	56	56	47	42	38	35
Fri	33	36	40	42	41	40	40	43	48	54	59	60	57	50	43	39	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	43	45	44	42	40	38	35
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	36	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	42	43	41	40	39	40	41	44	50	53	55	46	40	38	34
Tue	34	36	46	47	43	40	40	41	42	47	55	57	56	47	40	39	35
Wed	34	37	46	48	44	43	40	42	42	47	51	53	55	47	41	39	36
Thu	34	37	45	45	42	41	41	40	43	45	53	56	56	47	42	38	35
Fri	33	36	40	42	41	40	40	43	48	54	59	60	57	50	43	39	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	43	45	44	42	40	38	35
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	36	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	42	43	41	40	39	40	41	44	50	53	55	46	40	38	34
Tue	34	36	46	47	43	40	40	41	42	47	55	57	56	47	40	39	35
Wed	34	37	46	48	44	43	40	42	42	47	51	53	55	47	41	39	36
Thu	34	37	45	45	42	41	41	40	43	45	53	56	56	47	42	38	35
Fri	33	36	40	42	41	40	40	43	48	54	59	60	57	50	43	39	35
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	43	45	44	42	40	38	35
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	36	37	38	35