Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Riverside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Fullerton 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	33	34	38	40	38	38	38	39	43	43	50	52	52	45	38	37	33
Tue	33	34	41	42	39	37	38	39	40	45	53	53	53	45	39	38	34
Wed	33	35	41	43	40	39	39	40	42	45	50	53	54	47	41	38	35
Thu	33	35	42	42	40	39	38	39	41	45	51	56	55	47	42	38	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	38	39	40	41	47	53	61	59	56	49	41	38	34
Sat	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	41	42	41	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Fullerton to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (33 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	33	34	38	40	38	38	38	39	43	43	50	52	52	45	38	37	33
Tue	33	34	41	42	39	37	38	39	40	45	53	53	53	45	39	38	34
Wed	33	35	41	43	40	39	39	40	42	45	50	53	54	47	41	38	35
Thu	33	35	42	42	40	39	38	39	41	45	51	56	55	47	42	38	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	38	39	40	41	47	53	61	59	56	49	41	38	34
Sat	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	41	42	41	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	38	40	38	38	38	39	43	43	50	52	52	45	38	37	33
Tue	33	34	41	42	39	37	38	39	40	45	53	53	53	45	39	38	34
Wed	33	35	41	43	40	39	39	40	42	45	50	53	54	47	41	38	35
Thu	33	35	42	42	40	39	38	39	41	45	51	56	55	47	42	38	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	38	39	40	41	47	53	61	59	56	49	41	38	34
Sat	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	41	42	41	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	38	40	38	38	38	39	43	43	50	52	52	45	38	37	33
Tue	33	34	41	42	39	37	38	39	40	45	53	53	53	45	39	38	34
Wed	33	35	41	43	40	39	39	40	42	45	50	53	54	47	41	38	35
Thu	33	35	42	42	40	39	38	39	41	45	51	56	55	47	42	38	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	38	39	40	41	47	53	61	59	56	49	41	38	34
Sat	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	41	42	41	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	37	34