Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Riverside

Right now (9:05 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 68 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 63-mile drive from Cathedral City to Riverside (via I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (24 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Riverside?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 67 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Riverside?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

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