Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Riverside

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 76 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Huntington Beach 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	49	51	56	57	55	55	55	57	58	65	75	80	77	68	57	54	50
Tue	50	52	60	61	57	56	56	57	60	70	81	83	79	71	63	55	51
Wed	50	53	60	63	58	57	56	60	62	71	76	79	78	73	61	56	51
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	56	56	58	62	69	79	85	80	72	64	55	51
Fri	49	51	55	57	55	56	58	62	70	76	85	85	81	69	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	58	56	55	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	55	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Riverside?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 49 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Riverside?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 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	49	51	56	57	55	55	55	57	58	65	75	80	77	68	57	54	50
Tue	50	52	60	61	57	56	56	57	60	70	81	83	79	71	63	55	51
Wed	50	53	60	63	58	57	56	60	62	71	76	79	78	73	61	56	51
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	56	56	58	62	69	79	85	80	72	64	55	51
Fri	49	51	55	57	55	56	58	62	70	76	85	85	81	69	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	58	56	55	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	57	55	55	55	57	58	65	75	80	77	68	57	54	50
Tue	50	52	60	61	57	56	56	57	60	70	81	83	79	71	63	55	51
Wed	50	53	60	63	58	57	56	60	62	71	76	79	78	73	61	56	51
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	56	56	58	62	69	79	85	80	72	64	55	51
Fri	49	51	55	57	55	56	58	62	70	76	85	85	81	69	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	58	56	55	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	57	55	55	55	57	58	65	75	80	77	68	57	54	50
Tue	50	52	60	61	57	56	56	57	60	70	81	83	79	71	63	55	51
Wed	50	53	60	63	58	57	56	60	62	71	76	79	78	73	61	56	51
Thu	50	53	59	59	57	56	56	58	62	69	79	85	80	72	64	55	51
Fri	49	51	55	57	55	56	58	62	70	76	85	85	81	69	60	55	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	54	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	58	56	55	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	55	50