Best Time to Drive from Downey to Riverside

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 68 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Downey 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	47	49	62	63	59	55	55	58	61	64	73	75	71	61	54	52	47
Tue	47	51	69	73	65	60	58	56	60	69	78	80	76	66	59	53	48
Wed	47	51	68	70	64	59	57	59	60	66	74	77	75	65	58	54	48
Thu	47	52	68	69	63	61	58	59	63	68	80	86	80	69	59	54	48
Fri	47	50	58	59	56	58	60	64	72	81	91	87	82	71	60	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	60	63	64	64	58	53	52	48
Sun	47	48	47	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Downey to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 91 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 (64 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey 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 Downey to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Riverside to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	62	63	59	55	55	58	61	64	73	75	71	61	54	52	47
Tue	47	51	69	73	65	60	58	56	60	69	78	80	76	66	59	53	48
Wed	47	51	68	70	64	59	57	59	60	66	74	77	75	65	58	54	48
Thu	47	52	68	69	63	61	58	59	63	68	80	86	80	69	59	54	48
Fri	47	50	58	59	56	58	60	64	72	81	91	87	82	71	60	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	60	63	64	64	58	53	52	48
Sun	47	48	47	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	62	63	59	55	55	58	61	64	73	75	71	61	54	52	47
Tue	47	51	69	73	65	60	58	56	60	69	78	80	76	66	59	53	48
Wed	47	51	68	70	64	59	57	59	60	66	74	77	75	65	58	54	48
Thu	47	52	68	69	63	61	58	59	63	68	80	86	80	69	59	54	48
Fri	47	50	58	59	56	58	60	64	72	81	91	87	82	71	60	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	60	63	64	64	58	53	52	48
Sun	47	48	47	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	62	63	59	55	55	58	61	64	73	75	71	61	54	52	47
Tue	47	51	69	73	65	60	58	56	60	69	78	80	76	66	59	53	48
Wed	47	51	68	70	64	59	57	59	60	66	74	77	75	65	58	54	48
Thu	47	52	68	69	63	61	58	59	63	68	80	86	80	69	59	54	48
Fri	47	50	58	59	56	58	60	64	72	81	91	87	82	71	60	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	60	63	64	64	58	53	52	48
Sun	47	48	47	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	53	48