Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Riverside

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Northridge 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	78	86	95	92	90	90	94	99	104	120	150	148	135	116	102	85	77
Tue	76	88	103	101	91	92	94	97	107	132	157	151	138	123	108	89	77
Wed	75	87	101	100	92	91	92	96	101	117	132	139	133	113	103	91	78
Thu	76	88	102	100	92	94	97	101	109	133	159	164	149	125	105	91	80
Fri	76	84	94	94	94	94	99	113	125	157	166	160	149	128	105	91	80
Sat	77	79	81	84	88	89	95	98	104	109	114	107	107	99	95	89	80
Sun	76	77	77	79	82	87	89	93	93	97	101	103	101	98	95	92	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Northridge to Riverside (via SR-91 East and US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 75 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Riverside?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

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

More drives

Riverside to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale · Northridge to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	86	95	92	90	90	94	99	104	120	150	148	135	116	102	85	77
Tue	76	88	103	101	91	92	94	97	107	132	157	151	138	123	108	89	77
Wed	75	87	101	100	92	91	92	96	101	117	132	139	133	113	103	91	78
Thu	76	88	102	100	92	94	97	101	109	133	159	164	149	125	105	91	80
Fri	76	84	94	94	94	94	99	113	125	157	166	160	149	128	105	91	80
Sat	77	79	81	84	88	89	95	98	104	109	114	107	107	99	95	89	80
Sun	76	77	77	79	82	87	89	93	93	97	101	103	101	98	95	92	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	86	95	92	90	90	94	99	104	120	150	148	135	116	102	85	77
Tue	76	88	103	101	91	92	94	97	107	132	157	151	138	123	108	89	77
Wed	75	87	101	100	92	91	92	96	101	117	132	139	133	113	103	91	78
Thu	76	88	102	100	92	94	97	101	109	133	159	164	149	125	105	91	80
Fri	76	84	94	94	94	94	99	113	125	157	166	160	149	128	105	91	80
Sat	77	79	81	84	88	89	95	98	104	109	114	107	107	99	95	89	80
Sun	76	77	77	79	82	87	89	93	93	97	101	103	101	98	95	92	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	86	95	92	90	90	94	99	104	120	150	148	135	116	102	85	77
Tue	76	88	103	101	91	92	94	97	107	132	157	151	138	123	108	89	77
Wed	75	87	101	100	92	91	92	96	101	117	132	139	133	113	103	91	78
Thu	76	88	102	100	92	94	97	101	109	133	159	164	149	125	105	91	80
Fri	76	84	94	94	94	94	99	113	125	157	166	160	149	128	105	91	80
Sat	77	79	81	84	88	89	95	98	104	109	114	107	107	99	95	89	80
Sun	76	77	77	79	82	87	89	93	93	97	101	103	101	98	95	92	80