Best Time to Drive from LGB to Riverside

Right now (4:03 am PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-22 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 45% 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 LGB 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	52	53	61	62	58	57	57	58	61	64	72	74	72	63	57	55	52
Tue	52	54	63	66	61	57	58	58	60	68	76	78	75	65	59	56	53
Wed	52	55	64	67	61	58	57	60	61	67	73	74	72	64	60	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	58	58	59	63	66	76	78	75	66	60	57	53
Fri	52	53	58	59	58	59	59	62	68	74	82	78	74	67	60	57	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	62	60	59	56	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	57	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from LGB to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LGB to Riverside?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Santa Clarita · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	61	62	58	57	57	58	61	64	72	74	72	63	57	55	52
Tue	52	54	63	66	61	57	58	58	60	68	76	78	75	65	59	56	53
Wed	52	55	64	67	61	58	57	60	61	67	73	74	72	64	60	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	58	58	59	63	66	76	78	75	66	60	57	53
Fri	52	53	58	59	58	59	59	62	68	74	82	78	74	67	60	57	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	62	60	59	56	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	61	62	58	57	57	58	61	64	72	74	72	63	57	55	52
Tue	52	54	63	66	61	57	58	58	60	68	76	78	75	65	59	56	53
Wed	52	55	64	67	61	58	57	60	61	67	73	74	72	64	60	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	58	58	59	63	66	76	78	75	66	60	57	53
Fri	52	53	58	59	58	59	59	62	68	74	82	78	74	67	60	57	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	62	60	59	56	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	61	62	58	57	57	58	61	64	72	74	72	63	57	55	52
Tue	52	54	63	66	61	57	58	58	60	68	76	78	75	65	59	56	53
Wed	52	55	64	67	61	58	57	60	61	67	73	74	72	64	60	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	58	58	59	63	66	76	78	75	66	60	57	53
Fri	52	53	58	59	58	59	59	62	68	74	82	78	74	67	60	57	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	62	60	59	56	57	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	57	52