Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Riverside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 52 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

Minutes from Norwalk 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	41	42	50	52	49	47	47	48	51	53	60	62	61	52	46	45	41
Tue	41	43	54	57	51	47	48	48	50	56	63	64	63	53	47	46	41
Wed	41	44	54	57	53	49	48	50	50	55	61	66	63	56	48	46	42
Thu	41	44	56	58	52	49	48	49	51	55	64	68	65	56	49	46	42
Fri	40	43	48	49	47	49	49	50	57	65	75	71	68	59	50	46	42
Sat	41	43	44	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	49	45	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	46	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Norwalk to Riverside (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 75 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	50	52	49	47	47	48	51	53	60	62	61	52	46	45	41
Tue	41	43	54	57	51	47	48	48	50	56	63	64	63	53	47	46	41
Wed	41	44	54	57	53	49	48	50	50	55	61	66	63	56	48	46	42
Thu	41	44	56	58	52	49	48	49	51	55	64	68	65	56	49	46	42
Fri	40	43	48	49	47	49	49	50	57	65	75	71	68	59	50	46	42
Sat	41	43	44	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	49	45	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	50	52	49	47	47	48	51	53	60	62	61	52	46	45	41
Tue	41	43	54	57	51	47	48	48	50	56	63	64	63	53	47	46	41
Wed	41	44	54	57	53	49	48	50	50	55	61	66	63	56	48	46	42
Thu	41	44	56	58	52	49	48	49	51	55	64	68	65	56	49	46	42
Fri	40	43	48	49	47	49	49	50	57	65	75	71	68	59	50	46	42
Sat	41	43	44	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	49	45	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	46	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	50	52	49	47	47	48	51	53	60	62	61	52	46	45	41
Tue	41	43	54	57	51	47	48	48	50	56	63	64	63	53	47	46	41
Wed	41	44	54	57	53	49	48	50	50	55	61	66	63	56	48	46	42
Thu	41	44	56	58	52	49	48	49	51	55	64	68	65	56	49	46	42
Fri	40	43	48	49	47	49	49	50	57	65	75	71	68	59	50	46	42
Sat	41	43	44	44	45	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	49	45	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	46	42