Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Riverside

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 54 minutes via SR-91 East.

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 Gardena 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	52	54	64	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	79	83	82	71	61	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	68	65	62	61	62	67	79	93	97	92	76	63	59	53
Wed	52	56	69	68	65	63	62	65	65	75	88	94	91	78	65	60	54
Thu	52	57	67	67	65	62	63	64	68	75	91	98	91	77	64	59	54
Fri	52	55	63	62	62	63	64	68	76	90	103	99	91	75	65	59	54
Sat	53	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	61	64	66	67	65	61	59	58	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	57	56	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Gardena to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (44 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita · Gardena 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	52	54	64	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	79	83	82	71	61	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	68	65	62	61	62	67	79	93	97	92	76	63	59	53
Wed	52	56	69	68	65	63	62	65	65	75	88	94	91	78	65	60	54
Thu	52	57	67	67	65	62	63	64	68	75	91	98	91	77	64	59	54
Fri	52	55	63	62	62	63	64	68	76	90	103	99	91	75	65	59	54
Sat	53	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	61	64	66	67	65	61	59	58	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	57	56	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	64	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	79	83	82	71	61	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	68	65	62	61	62	67	79	93	97	92	76	63	59	53
Wed	52	56	69	68	65	63	62	65	65	75	88	94	91	78	65	60	54
Thu	52	57	67	67	65	62	63	64	68	75	91	98	91	77	64	59	54
Fri	52	55	63	62	62	63	64	68	76	90	103	99	91	75	65	59	54
Sat	53	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	61	64	66	67	65	61	59	58	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	57	56	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	64	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	79	83	82	71	61	57	53
Tue	52	56	71	68	65	62	61	62	67	79	93	97	92	76	63	59	53
Wed	52	56	69	68	65	63	62	65	65	75	88	94	91	78	65	60	54
Thu	52	57	67	67	65	62	63	64	68	75	91	98	91	77	64	59	54
Fri	52	55	63	62	62	63	64	68	76	90	103	99	91	75	65	59	54
Sat	53	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	61	64	66	67	65	61	59	58	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	57	56	58	53