Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Aliso Viejo

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 46 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 Riverside to Aliso Viejo 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	47	59	65	66	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	51	49	48	46	45	45
Tue	46	60	71	71	63	52	49	47	47	49	49	52	50	49	47	44	44
Wed	46	60	68	72	64	54	49	48	49	49	51	51	51	50	46	44	43
Thu	45	59	65	63	58	52	49	49	49	49	49	51	50	50	46	44	44
Fri	44	53	52	52	51	49	48	50	51	51	50	52	52	50	47	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	50	51	53	51	51	51	50	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	45	48	49	49	49	48	48	45	45	45	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Riverside to Aliso Viejo (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Aliso Viejo 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 Riverside to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Aliso Viejo?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	65	66	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	51	49	48	46	45	45
Tue	46	60	71	71	63	52	49	47	47	49	49	52	50	49	47	44	44
Wed	46	60	68	72	64	54	49	48	49	49	51	51	51	50	46	44	43
Thu	45	59	65	63	58	52	49	49	49	49	49	51	50	50	46	44	44
Fri	44	53	52	52	51	49	48	50	51	51	50	52	52	50	47	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	50	51	53	51	51	51	50	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	45	48	49	49	49	48	48	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	65	66	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	51	49	48	46	45	45
Tue	46	60	71	71	63	52	49	47	47	49	49	52	50	49	47	44	44
Wed	46	60	68	72	64	54	49	48	49	49	51	51	51	50	46	44	43
Thu	45	59	65	63	58	52	49	49	49	49	49	51	50	50	46	44	44
Fri	44	53	52	52	51	49	48	50	51	51	50	52	52	50	47	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	50	51	53	51	51	51	50	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	45	48	49	49	49	48	48	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	59	65	66	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	51	49	48	46	45	45
Tue	46	60	71	71	63	52	49	47	47	49	49	52	50	49	47	44	44
Wed	46	60	68	72	64	54	49	48	49	49	51	51	51	50	46	44	43
Thu	45	59	65	63	58	52	49	49	49	49	49	51	50	50	46	44	44
Fri	44	53	52	52	51	49	48	50	51	51	50	52	52	50	47	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	47	50	51	53	51	51	51	50	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	45	48	49	49	49	48	48	45	45	45	45	45	43