Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Riverside

Right now (7:49 pm PST): about 136 minutes via SR-14 North and I-215 South, usually 122 at this time.

Only 23% 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 118 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (69 to 144 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 118 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 101-mile drive usually takes 118 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Riverside?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 202 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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