Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Riverside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Fallbrook 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	53	60	68	59	55	56	57	57	58	58	63	65	64	59	55	54	53
Tue	52	62	68	61	57	56	57	57	57	59	65	67	67	61	56	54	53
Wed	52	62	69	61	56	57	57	57	58	59	65	67	68	60	56	54	53
Thu	53	61	68	59	55	56	56	57	58	60	66	70	71	65	57	54	53
Fri	53	57	58	57	56	56	58	58	60	65	71	71	69	65	59	55	54
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	60	61	55	55	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	54	56	55	55	54	54	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fallbrook to Riverside (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 52 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (13 miles)

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More drives

Riverside to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego · Fallbrook to Long Beach · Fallbrook to Anaheim · Fallbrook to Santa Ana · Fallbrook to Chula Vista · Fallbrook to Irvine · Fallbrook to San Bernardino · Fallbrook to Fontana · Fallbrook to Moreno Valley · Fallbrook to Huntington Beach · Fallbrook to Garden Grove

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

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

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