Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Riverside

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 97 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Hollywood to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Riverside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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