Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Riverside
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 61 at this time.
Only 51% 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 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 84 | 94 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 56 | 54 |
| Tue | 54 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 87 | 95 | 88 | 76 | 65 | 58 | 53 |
| Wed | 53 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 85 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 66 | 59 | 54 |
| Thu | 54 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 81 | 93 | 108 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 59 | 53 |
| Fri | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 77 | 94 | 105 | 104 | 97 | 81 | 69 | 61 | 55 |
| Sat | 53 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 |
| Sun | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 53 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).
About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge to Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Riverside?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from La Cañada Flintridge to Riverside?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 East in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)
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