Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Riverside

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 48 minutes via SR-60 East.

Only 34% 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	53	57	54	56	58	59	60	59	59	63	68	69	58	55	55	50
Tue	50	53	59	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	65	69	66	56	55	55	50
Wed	48	53	59	57	56	58	59	59	59	58	64	67	66	56	54	54	51
Thu	49	52	58	54	56	59	59	59	59	60	68	73	70	59	58	55	49
Fri	48	52	55	53	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	76	71	63	59	53	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	54	55	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	51	52	51	51	51	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 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 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 77 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 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	57	54	56	58	59	60	59	59	63	68	69	58	55	55	50
Tue	50	53	59	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	65	69	66	56	55	55	50
Wed	48	53	59	57	56	58	59	59	59	58	64	67	66	56	54	54	51
Thu	49	52	58	54	56	59	59	59	59	60	68	73	70	59	58	55	49
Fri	48	52	55	53	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	76	71	63	59	53	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	54	55	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	51	52	51	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	57	54	56	58	59	60	59	59	63	68	69	58	55	55	50
Tue	50	53	59	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	65	69	66	56	55	55	50
Wed	48	53	59	57	56	58	59	59	59	58	64	67	66	56	54	54	51
Thu	49	52	58	54	56	59	59	59	59	60	68	73	70	59	58	55	49
Fri	48	52	55	53	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	76	71	63	59	53	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	54	55	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	51	52	51	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	57	54	56	58	59	60	59	59	63	68	69	58	55	55	50
Tue	50	53	59	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	65	69	66	56	55	55	50
Wed	48	53	59	57	56	58	59	59	59	58	64	67	66	56	54	54	51
Thu	49	52	58	54	56	59	59	59	59	60	68	73	70	59	58	55	49
Fri	48	52	55	53	55	57	57	58	62	69	74	76	71	63	59	53	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	53	52	54	55	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	51	52	51	51	51	52	52	49