Best Time to Drive from Compton to Riverside

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Compton 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	49	50	60	61	58	57	57	61	62	66	74	75	72	62	56	54	49
Tue	48	51	64	64	61	57	57	58	61	68	76	76	72	61	57	54	49
Wed	49	52	66	65	62	58	59	60	61	70	75	76	74	65	57	55	50
Thu	48	52	64	64	61	58	58	59	62	68	76	78	74	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	58	59	58	59	59	62	69	79	85	83	75	66	58	54	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	53	54	54	56	60	62	63	60	57	54	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53	52	51	51	52	55	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Compton to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (44 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	60	61	58	57	57	61	62	66	74	75	72	62	56	54	49
Tue	48	51	64	64	61	57	57	58	61	68	76	76	72	61	57	54	49
Wed	49	52	66	65	62	58	59	60	61	70	75	76	74	65	57	55	50
Thu	48	52	64	64	61	58	58	59	62	68	76	78	74	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	58	59	58	59	59	62	69	79	85	83	75	66	58	54	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	53	54	54	56	60	62	63	60	57	54	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53	52	51	51	52	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	60	61	58	57	57	61	62	66	74	75	72	62	56	54	49
Tue	48	51	64	64	61	57	57	58	61	68	76	76	72	61	57	54	49
Wed	49	52	66	65	62	58	59	60	61	70	75	76	74	65	57	55	50
Thu	48	52	64	64	61	58	58	59	62	68	76	78	74	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	58	59	58	59	59	62	69	79	85	83	75	66	58	54	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	53	54	54	56	60	62	63	60	57	54	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53	52	51	51	52	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	60	61	58	57	57	61	62	66	74	75	72	62	56	54	49
Tue	48	51	64	64	61	57	57	58	61	68	76	76	72	61	57	54	49
Wed	49	52	66	65	62	58	59	60	61	70	75	76	74	65	57	55	50
Thu	48	52	64	64	61	58	58	59	62	68	76	78	74	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	58	59	58	59	59	62	69	79	85	83	75	66	58	54	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	53	54	54	56	60	62	63	60	57	54	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53	52	51	51	52	55	49