Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from LAX to Riverside
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via SR-91 East and I-105 East, usually 76 at this time.
Only 31% 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 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 63 |
| Tue | 62 | 69 | 85 | 86 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 63 |
| Wed | 62 | 70 | 85 | 88 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 63 |
| Thu | 62 | 69 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 83 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Fri | 62 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 64 |
| Sat | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 63 |
| Sun | 62 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from LAX to Riverside (via SR-91 East and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).
About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from LAX to Riverside?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 62 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from LAX to Riverside?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)
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