Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Riverside
Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 63 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 63 at this time.
Only 36% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 54 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 87 | 92 | 87 | 74 | 61 | 56 | 54 |
| Tue | 55 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 87 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 58 | 54 |
| Wed | 54 | 57 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 74 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 79 | 67 | 59 | 54 |
| Thu | 55 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 80 | 95 | 104 | 96 | 84 | 68 | 59 | 54 |
| Fri | 54 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 80 | 96 | 106 | 103 | 95 | 81 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Sat | 54 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Sun | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 54 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Glendale to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale to Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Glendale to Riverside?
The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Glendale to Riverside?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)
Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow
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