Best Time to Drive from Ramona to Riverside

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Ramona 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	89	96	105	117	98	95	97	96	95	99	108	113	105	93	89	88	87
Tue	91	99	117	126	116	102	96	95	95	102	111	118	109	96	89	88	87
Wed	91	100	112	120	116	98	96	95	96	103	113	120	111	97	90	89	88
Thu	91	100	112	118	111	96	94	95	95	104	118	127	113	98	91	88	87
Fri	89	93	98	114	95	95	95	97	104	121	137	131	113	99	94	91	89
Sat	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	99	95	92	92	90	89	90	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Ramona to Riverside (via I-15 North and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (30 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ramona 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 Ramona to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 87 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ramona to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (28 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Ramona (return trip) · Ramona to San Diego

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	96	105	117	98	95	97	96	95	99	108	113	105	93	89	88	87
Tue	91	99	117	126	116	102	96	95	95	102	111	118	109	96	89	88	87
Wed	91	100	112	120	116	98	96	95	96	103	113	120	111	97	90	89	88
Thu	91	100	112	118	111	96	94	95	95	104	118	127	113	98	91	88	87
Fri	89	93	98	114	95	95	95	97	104	121	137	131	113	99	94	91	89
Sat	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	99	95	92	92	90	89	90	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	96	105	117	98	95	97	96	95	99	108	113	105	93	89	88	87
Tue	91	99	117	126	116	102	96	95	95	102	111	118	109	96	89	88	87
Wed	91	100	112	120	116	98	96	95	96	103	113	120	111	97	90	89	88
Thu	91	100	112	118	111	96	94	95	95	104	118	127	113	98	91	88	87
Fri	89	93	98	114	95	95	95	97	104	121	137	131	113	99	94	91	89
Sat	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	99	95	92	92	90	89	90	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	96	105	117	98	95	97	96	95	99	108	113	105	93	89	88	87
Tue	91	99	117	126	116	102	96	95	95	102	111	118	109	96	89	88	87
Wed	91	100	112	120	116	98	96	95	96	103	113	120	111	97	90	89	88
Thu	91	100	112	118	111	96	94	95	95	104	118	127	113	98	91	88	87
Fri	89	93	98	114	95	95	95	97	104	121	137	131	113	99	94	91	89
Sat	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	99	95	92	92	90	89	90	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	90	89	90	90	89	90	90	89	87