Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Riverside

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 159 minutes via SR-14 North and I-215 South, usually 129 at this time.

Only 24% 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 101-mile drive from Canyon Country to Riverside (via SR-14 North and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 116 minutes and up to 198 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (68 to 142 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 116 minutes then, versus up to 198 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Riverside?

The 101-mile drive usually takes 116 to 198 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Riverside?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 198 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (20 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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More drives

Riverside to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Santa Ana

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