Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Riverside

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Claremont 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	26	29	30	33	31	30	32	31	33	35	39	42	40	33	31	30	28
Tue	26	29	32	36	31	32	32	32	32	34	39	44	45	35	31	30	28
Wed	27	30	34	36	32	33	33	32	33	34	37	39	42	35	30	29	28
Thu	27	29	31	35	30	31	30	31	32	34	40	44	49	37	31	30	28
Fri	26	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	35	39	43	42	43	38	32	30	28
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	31	30	34	30	30	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Claremont to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita 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 Claremont to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Riverside?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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