Best Time to Drive from Encino to Riverside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 118 minutes via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 93 at this time.

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 Encino 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	71	76	86	85	82	81	85	90	95	106	127	134	120	104	92	77	70
Tue	69	77	93	91	83	83	85	87	95	111	139	136	123	110	94	81	70
Wed	69	77	95	92	84	82	85	88	92	107	123	127	125	107	95	83	70
Thu	69	78	94	92	84	85	88	91	99	114	143	148	137	114	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	88	88	87	86	89	99	112	139	151	141	134	116	94	82	71
Sat	70	72	74	76	80	79	85	86	93	101	105	99	96	87	82	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	75	78	79	83	83	86	87	91	86	86	82	83	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Encino to Riverside (via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino 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 Encino to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	86	85	82	81	85	90	95	106	127	134	120	104	92	77	70
Tue	69	77	93	91	83	83	85	87	95	111	139	136	123	110	94	81	70
Wed	69	77	95	92	84	82	85	88	92	107	123	127	125	107	95	83	70
Thu	69	78	94	92	84	85	88	91	99	114	143	148	137	114	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	88	88	87	86	89	99	112	139	151	141	134	116	94	82	71
Sat	70	72	74	76	80	79	85	86	93	101	105	99	96	87	82	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	75	78	79	83	83	86	87	91	86	86	82	83	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	86	85	82	81	85	90	95	106	127	134	120	104	92	77	70
Tue	69	77	93	91	83	83	85	87	95	111	139	136	123	110	94	81	70
Wed	69	77	95	92	84	82	85	88	92	107	123	127	125	107	95	83	70
Thu	69	78	94	92	84	85	88	91	99	114	143	148	137	114	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	88	88	87	86	89	99	112	139	151	141	134	116	94	82	71
Sat	70	72	74	76	80	79	85	86	93	101	105	99	96	87	82	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	75	78	79	83	83	86	87	91	86	86	82	83	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	86	85	82	81	85	90	95	106	127	134	120	104	92	77	70
Tue	69	77	93	91	83	83	85	87	95	111	139	136	123	110	94	81	70
Wed	69	77	95	92	84	82	85	88	92	107	123	127	125	107	95	83	70
Thu	69	78	94	92	84	85	88	91	99	114	143	148	137	114	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	88	88	87	86	89	99	112	139	151	141	134	116	94	82	71
Sat	70	72	74	76	80	79	85	86	93	101	105	99	96	87	82	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	75	78	79	83	83	86	87	91	86	86	82	83	72