Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Riverside
Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 95 at this time.
Only 26% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 96 | 104 | 105 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 99 | 107 | 117 | 109 | 111 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 96 | 92 |
| Tue | 93 | 100 | 104 | 99 | 104 | 117 | 119 | 100 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 102 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 91 |
| Wed | 93 | 101 | 106 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 91 |
| Thu | 92 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 104 | 106 | 107 | 102 | 103 | 97 | 91 |
| Fri | 93 | 96 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 105 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 116 | 115 | 103 | 98 |
| Sat | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 105 | 107 | 99 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 |
| Sun | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 104 | 94 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 91 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Palmdale to Riverside (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (63 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Riverside?
The 77-mile drive usually takes 91 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Riverside?
Leaving around 10:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-215 South in Inland Empire (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)
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