Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Riverside

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 56 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 East Los Angeles 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	52	58	55	56	59	60	62	61	59	64	74	69	58	55	55	49
Tue	48	52	58	57	61	64	66	60	62	58	66	71	71	58	54	52	48
Wed	48	52	60	60	56	59	59	60	59	60	66	71	66	55	54	52	49
Thu	49	51	57	56	56	59	59	59	61	63	70	74	70	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	74	69	61	59	52	49
Sat	48	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	57	54	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	51	52	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles 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 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Riverside?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Riverside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (2 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	58	55	56	59	60	62	61	59	64	74	69	58	55	55	49
Tue	48	52	58	57	61	64	66	60	62	58	66	71	71	58	54	52	48
Wed	48	52	60	60	56	59	59	60	59	60	66	71	66	55	54	52	49
Thu	49	51	57	56	56	59	59	59	61	63	70	74	70	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	74	69	61	59	52	49
Sat	48	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	57	54	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	51	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	58	55	56	59	60	62	61	59	64	74	69	58	55	55	49
Tue	48	52	58	57	61	64	66	60	62	58	66	71	71	58	54	52	48
Wed	48	52	60	60	56	59	59	60	59	60	66	71	66	55	54	52	49
Thu	49	51	57	56	56	59	59	59	61	63	70	74	70	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	74	69	61	59	52	49
Sat	48	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	57	54	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	51	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	58	55	56	59	60	62	61	59	64	74	69	58	55	55	49
Tue	48	52	58	57	61	64	66	60	62	58	66	71	71	58	54	52	48
Wed	48	52	60	60	56	59	59	60	59	60	66	71	66	55	54	52	49
Thu	49	51	57	56	56	59	59	59	61	63	70	74	70	66	58	55	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	74	69	61	59	52	49
Sat	48	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	57	54	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	51	52	52	52	49