Best Time to Drive from Encino to Riverside

Right now (12:55 am PST): about 72 minutes via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South.

Only 29% 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	70	76	86	84	81	81	84	88	93	104	127	135	122	107	91	77	70
Tue	69	77	94	92	83	82	84	86	94	112	141	139	126	111	97	81	70
Wed	68	76	92	90	84	81	83	87	92	105	117	126	119	102	93	83	71
Thu	69	77	92	90	83	84	87	89	97	112	140	145	134	113	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	86	85	85	85	88	99	110	135	150	142	134	115	95	83	72
Sat	70	72	73	75	79	80	85	87	92	97	101	98	96	89	84	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	74	78	80	83	83	87	87	91	88	88	84	83	73

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 68 minutes and up to 150 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (101 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 68 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 68 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 150 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	70	76	86	84	81	81	84	88	93	104	127	135	122	107	91	77	70
Tue	69	77	94	92	83	82	84	86	94	112	141	139	126	111	97	81	70
Wed	68	76	92	90	84	81	83	87	92	105	117	126	119	102	93	83	71
Thu	69	77	92	90	83	84	87	89	97	112	140	145	134	113	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	86	85	85	85	88	99	110	135	150	142	134	115	95	83	72
Sat	70	72	73	75	79	80	85	87	92	97	101	98	96	89	84	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	74	78	80	83	83	87	87	91	88	88	84	83	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	76	86	84	81	81	84	88	93	104	127	135	122	107	91	77	70
Tue	69	77	94	92	83	82	84	86	94	112	141	139	126	111	97	81	70
Wed	68	76	92	90	84	81	83	87	92	105	117	126	119	102	93	83	71
Thu	69	77	92	90	83	84	87	89	97	112	140	145	134	113	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	86	85	85	85	88	99	110	135	150	142	134	115	95	83	72
Sat	70	72	73	75	79	80	85	87	92	97	101	98	96	89	84	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	74	78	80	83	83	87	87	91	88	88	84	83	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	76	86	84	81	81	84	88	93	104	127	135	122	107	91	77	70
Tue	69	77	94	92	83	82	84	86	94	112	141	139	126	111	97	81	70
Wed	68	76	92	90	84	81	83	87	92	105	117	126	119	102	93	83	71
Thu	69	77	92	90	83	84	87	89	97	112	140	145	134	113	93	82	72
Fri	69	74	86	85	85	85	88	99	110	135	150	142	134	115	95	83	72
Sat	70	72	73	75	79	80	85	87	92	97	101	98	96	89	84	81	72
Sun	70	70	70	72	74	78	80	83	83	87	87	91	88	88	84	83	73