Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Anaheim

Right now (8:17 am PDT): about 85 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Riverside to Anaheim (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Anaheim to Riverside

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Disneyland along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Riverside to Anaheim 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	40	52	65	64	55	45	43	41	41	43	45	48	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	40	56	71	65	58	49	44	42	42	43	47	50	50	46	38	37	37
Wed	41	56	71	63	58	48	44	42	43	44	48	51	51	46	39	37	37
Thu	39	56	62	59	54	49	46	44	43	44	47	50	50	45	39	37	37
Fri	37	47	49	47	47	46	44	44	46	47	49	50	52	46	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	44	46	50	54	48	48	48	47	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	44	47	49	47	46	43	41	40	39	38	39	36

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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (30 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	65	64	55	45	43	41	41	43	45	48	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	40	56	71	65	58	49	44	42	42	43	47	50	50	46	38	37	37
Wed	41	56	71	63	58	48	44	42	43	44	48	51	51	46	39	37	37
Thu	39	56	62	59	54	49	46	44	43	44	47	50	50	45	39	37	37
Fri	37	47	49	47	47	46	44	44	46	47	49	50	52	46	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	44	46	50	54	48	48	48	47	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	44	47	49	47	46	43	41	40	39	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	65	64	55	45	43	41	41	43	45	48	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	40	56	71	65	58	49	44	42	42	43	47	50	50	46	38	37	37
Wed	41	56	71	63	58	48	44	42	43	44	48	51	51	46	39	37	37
Thu	39	56	62	59	54	49	46	44	43	44	47	50	50	45	39	37	37
Fri	37	47	49	47	47	46	44	44	46	47	49	50	52	46	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	44	46	50	54	48	48	48	47	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	44	47	49	47	46	43	41	40	39	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	65	64	55	45	43	41	41	43	45	48	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	40	56	71	65	58	49	44	42	42	43	47	50	50	46	38	37	37
Wed	41	56	71	63	58	48	44	42	43	44	48	51	51	46	39	37	37
Thu	39	56	62	59	54	49	46	44	43	44	47	50	50	45	39	37	37
Fri	37	47	49	47	47	46	44	44	46	47	49	50	52	46	40	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	44	46	50	54	48	48	48	47	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	44	47	49	47	46	43	41	40	39	38	39	36