Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Riverside

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 56 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

Minutes from La Habra 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	40	42	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	54	63	62	49	44	44	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	48	52	51	49	48	47	56	62	65	52	44	43	41
Wed	40	43	52	54	48	50	48	48	48	49	54	59	61	52	44	43	41
Thu	40	43	48	51	47	48	48	47	48	49	61	63	64	58	46	44	41
Fri	40	42	46	46	46	45	46	46	49	55	62	63	60	55	48	43	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	47	45	46	45	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from La Habra to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 Habra to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Riverside?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Riverside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	54	63	62	49	44	44	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	48	52	51	49	48	47	56	62	65	52	44	43	41
Wed	40	43	52	54	48	50	48	48	48	49	54	59	61	52	44	43	41
Thu	40	43	48	51	47	48	48	47	48	49	61	63	64	58	46	44	41
Fri	40	42	46	46	46	45	46	46	49	55	62	63	60	55	48	43	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	47	45	46	45	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	54	63	62	49	44	44	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	48	52	51	49	48	47	56	62	65	52	44	43	41
Wed	40	43	52	54	48	50	48	48	48	49	54	59	61	52	44	43	41
Thu	40	43	48	51	47	48	48	47	48	49	61	63	64	58	46	44	41
Fri	40	42	46	46	46	45	46	46	49	55	62	63	60	55	48	43	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	47	45	46	45	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	54	63	62	49	44	44	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	48	52	51	49	48	47	56	62	65	52	44	43	41
Wed	40	43	52	54	48	50	48	48	48	49	54	59	61	52	44	43	41
Thu	40	43	48	51	47	48	48	47	48	49	61	63	64	58	46	44	41
Fri	40	42	46	46	46	45	46	46	49	55	62	63	60	55	48	43	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	47	45	46	45	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	40