Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Riverside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Mirada 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	41	49	52	47	45	46	47	50	52	59	62	60	52	46	44	40
Tue	40	42	54	57	52	47	46	47	49	56	63	64	62	52	46	45	41
Wed	40	42	53	57	52	48	47	49	50	54	59	65	61	54	47	45	41
Thu	40	42	56	59	52	48	48	48	50	54	61	66	63	55	48	45	41
Fri	40	42	47	49	46	48	48	50	56	64	71	70	64	56	48	45	41
Sat	40	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	51	49	48	44	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	42	42	42	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from La Mirada to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

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

More drives

Riverside to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada 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	41	49	52	47	45	46	47	50	52	59	62	60	52	46	44	40
Tue	40	42	54	57	52	47	46	47	49	56	63	64	62	52	46	45	41
Wed	40	42	53	57	52	48	47	49	50	54	59	65	61	54	47	45	41
Thu	40	42	56	59	52	48	48	48	50	54	61	66	63	55	48	45	41
Fri	40	42	47	49	46	48	48	50	56	64	71	70	64	56	48	45	41
Sat	40	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	51	49	48	44	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	42	42	42	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	49	52	47	45	46	47	50	52	59	62	60	52	46	44	40
Tue	40	42	54	57	52	47	46	47	49	56	63	64	62	52	46	45	41
Wed	40	42	53	57	52	48	47	49	50	54	59	65	61	54	47	45	41
Thu	40	42	56	59	52	48	48	48	50	54	61	66	63	55	48	45	41
Fri	40	42	47	49	46	48	48	50	56	64	71	70	64	56	48	45	41
Sat	40	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	51	49	48	44	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	42	42	42	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	49	52	47	45	46	47	50	52	59	62	60	52	46	44	40
Tue	40	42	54	57	52	47	46	47	49	56	63	64	62	52	46	45	41
Wed	40	42	53	57	52	48	47	49	50	54	59	65	61	54	47	45	41
Thu	40	42	56	59	52	48	48	48	50	54	61	66	63	55	48	45	41
Fri	40	42	47	49	46	48	48	50	56	64	71	70	64	56	48	45	41
Sat	40	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	51	49	48	44	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	42	42	42	45	41