Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Riverside

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 65 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 69 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Pasadena 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	48	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	61	76	83	81	68	56	51	48
Tue	48	51	56	56	55	56	56	56	58	63	77	85	84	73	61	53	48
Wed	48	51	56	57	54	56	56	57	58	63	79	85	82	72	62	54	48
Thu	49	51	56	55	55	56	57	57	59	69	84	91	86	73	62	54	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	55	56	57	61	69	83	94	95	88	74	63	55	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	54	56	58	62	63	60	56	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	51	51	51	51	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Pasadena to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly 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 Pasadena to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	61	76	83	81	68	56	51	48
Tue	48	51	56	56	55	56	56	56	58	63	77	85	84	73	61	53	48
Wed	48	51	56	57	54	56	56	57	58	63	79	85	82	72	62	54	48
Thu	49	51	56	55	55	56	57	57	59	69	84	91	86	73	62	54	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	55	56	57	61	69	83	94	95	88	74	63	55	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	54	56	58	62	63	60	56	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	51	51	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	61	76	83	81	68	56	51	48
Tue	48	51	56	56	55	56	56	56	58	63	77	85	84	73	61	53	48
Wed	48	51	56	57	54	56	56	57	58	63	79	85	82	72	62	54	48
Thu	49	51	56	55	55	56	57	57	59	69	84	91	86	73	62	54	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	55	56	57	61	69	83	94	95	88	74	63	55	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	54	56	58	62	63	60	56	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	51	51	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	61	76	83	81	68	56	51	48
Tue	48	51	56	56	55	56	56	56	58	63	77	85	84	73	61	53	48
Wed	48	51	56	57	54	56	56	57	58	63	79	85	82	72	62	54	48
Thu	49	51	56	55	55	56	57	57	59	69	84	91	86	73	62	54	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	55	56	57	61	69	83	94	95	88	74	63	55	50
Sat	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	54	56	58	62	63	60	56	53	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	51	51	51	51	51	48