Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Riverside

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 109 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 34% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Burbank to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 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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