Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Riverside

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 56 at this time.

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Glendale to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Glendale 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	55	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	74	77	74	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	59	60	63	68	78	78	76	68	61	56	53
Wed	53	56	60	60	59	59	60	61	63	69	76	80	78	69	62	58	54
Thu	54	55	60	60	59	59	59	60	62	70	80	82	80	71	62	57	54
Fri	53	56	57	58	60	60	61	64	71	81	84	83	79	70	62	58	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	61	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	57	54

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Glendale to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	74	77	74	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	59	60	63	68	78	78	76	68	61	56	53
Wed	53	56	60	60	59	59	60	61	63	69	76	80	78	69	62	58	54
Thu	54	55	60	60	59	59	59	60	62	70	80	82	80	71	62	57	54
Fri	53	56	57	58	60	60	61	64	71	81	84	83	79	70	62	58	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	61	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	74	77	74	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	59	60	63	68	78	78	76	68	61	56	53
Wed	53	56	60	60	59	59	60	61	63	69	76	80	78	69	62	58	54
Thu	54	55	60	60	59	59	59	60	62	70	80	82	80	71	62	57	54
Fri	53	56	57	58	60	60	61	64	71	81	84	83	79	70	62	58	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	61	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	74	77	74	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	59	60	63	68	78	78	76	68	61	56	53
Wed	53	56	60	60	59	59	60	61	63	69	76	80	78	69	62	58	54
Thu	54	55	60	60	59	59	59	60	62	70	80	82	80	71	62	57	54
Fri	53	56	57	58	60	60	61	64	71	81	84	83	79	70	62	58	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	61	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	57	54