Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Riverside

Right now (4:52 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Long Beach 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	54	56	68	67	64	63	64	68	69	71	80	82	78	68	62	60	55
Tue	54	58	71	72	68	64	63	65	68	75	84	84	78	68	63	60	55
Wed	54	58	73	71	68	64	65	67	68	77	82	82	78	70	64	61	55
Thu	53	59	72	71	67	65	65	67	69	75	83	86	80	73	65	60	55
Fri	54	57	66	66	65	66	66	69	76	85	90	89	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	54	56	58	58	61	60	61	61	63	67	69	70	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	58	61	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Long Beach to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Riverside?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (44 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	68	67	64	63	64	68	69	71	80	82	78	68	62	60	55
Tue	54	58	71	72	68	64	63	65	68	75	84	84	78	68	63	60	55
Wed	54	58	73	71	68	64	65	67	68	77	82	82	78	70	64	61	55
Thu	53	59	72	71	67	65	65	67	69	75	83	86	80	73	65	60	55
Fri	54	57	66	66	65	66	66	69	76	85	90	89	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	54	56	58	58	61	60	61	61	63	67	69	70	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	58	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	68	67	64	63	64	68	69	71	80	82	78	68	62	60	55
Tue	54	58	71	72	68	64	63	65	68	75	84	84	78	68	63	60	55
Wed	54	58	73	71	68	64	65	67	68	77	82	82	78	70	64	61	55
Thu	53	59	72	71	67	65	65	67	69	75	83	86	80	73	65	60	55
Fri	54	57	66	66	65	66	66	69	76	85	90	89	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	54	56	58	58	61	60	61	61	63	67	69	70	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	58	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	68	67	64	63	64	68	69	71	80	82	78	68	62	60	55
Tue	54	58	71	72	68	64	63	65	68	75	84	84	78	68	63	60	55
Wed	54	58	73	71	68	64	65	67	68	77	82	82	78	70	64	61	55
Thu	53	59	72	71	67	65	65	67	69	75	83	86	80	73	65	60	55
Fri	54	57	66	66	65	66	66	69	76	85	90	89	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	54	56	58	58	61	60	61	61	63	67	69	70	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	58	61	55