Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Riverside

Right now (6:34 am PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Los Angeles 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	50	53	58	58	58	60	60	61	63	69	81	87	82	69	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	60	60	61	63	63	61	63	70	86	94	85	74	61	54	51
Wed	50	53	61	62	59	60	60	62	63	72	85	91	88	75	62	56	51
Thu	51	54	60	60	59	60	61	62	64	75	89	94	89	77	63	58	51
Fri	50	53	56	58	59	60	62	65	76	90	97	96	89	75	64	57	52
Sat	50	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	64	64	63	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Los Angeles to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 98 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Riverside?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (2 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	50	53	58	58	58	60	60	61	63	69	81	87	82	69	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	60	60	61	63	63	61	63	70	86	94	85	74	61	54	51
Wed	50	53	61	62	59	60	60	62	63	72	85	91	88	75	62	56	51
Thu	51	54	60	60	59	60	61	62	64	75	89	94	89	77	63	58	51
Fri	50	53	56	58	59	60	62	65	76	90	97	96	89	75	64	57	52
Sat	50	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	64	64	63	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	58	58	60	60	61	63	69	81	87	82	69	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	60	60	61	63	63	61	63	70	86	94	85	74	61	54	51
Wed	50	53	61	62	59	60	60	62	63	72	85	91	88	75	62	56	51
Thu	51	54	60	60	59	60	61	62	64	75	89	94	89	77	63	58	51
Fri	50	53	56	58	59	60	62	65	76	90	97	96	89	75	64	57	52
Sat	50	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	64	64	63	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	58	58	60	60	61	63	69	81	87	82	69	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	60	60	61	63	63	61	63	70	86	94	85	74	61	54	51
Wed	50	53	61	62	59	60	60	62	63	72	85	91	88	75	62	56	51
Thu	51	54	60	60	59	60	61	62	64	75	89	94	89	77	63	58	51
Fri	50	53	56	58	59	60	62	65	76	90	97	96	89	75	64	57	52
Sat	50	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	64	64	63	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	51