Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Anaheim

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 44 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 25% 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 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	41	52	62	61	51	43	42	41	41	41	44	46	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	39	55	69	64	56	47	42	41	41	43	45	48	49	45	39	38	37
Wed	40	55	66	64	57	48	42	42	42	43	46	49	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	39	54	61	58	52	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	49	45	40	38	37
Fri	37	47	48	45	46	44	42	43	44	44	46	47	49	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	39	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	38	38	41	43	43	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Riverside to Anaheim (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 35 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 central Riverside to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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

More drives

Anaheim to Riverside (return trip) · Riverside to Los Angeles · Riverside to Santa Monica · Riverside to Pasadena · Riverside to Long Beach · Riverside to West Covina · Riverside to Burbank · Riverside to Glendale · Riverside to Van Nuys · Riverside to Torrance · Riverside to LAX · Riverside to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	62	61	51	43	42	41	41	41	44	46	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	39	55	69	64	56	47	42	41	41	43	45	48	49	45	39	38	37
Wed	40	55	66	64	57	48	42	42	42	43	46	49	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	39	54	61	58	52	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	49	45	40	38	37
Fri	37	47	48	45	46	44	42	43	44	44	46	47	49	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	39	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	38	38	41	43	43	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	62	61	51	43	42	41	41	41	44	46	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	39	55	69	64	56	47	42	41	41	43	45	48	49	45	39	38	37
Wed	40	55	66	64	57	48	42	42	42	43	46	49	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	39	54	61	58	52	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	49	45	40	38	37
Fri	37	47	48	45	46	44	42	43	44	44	46	47	49	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	39	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	38	38	41	43	43	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	62	61	51	43	42	41	41	41	44	46	46	42	38	38	37
Tue	39	55	69	64	56	47	42	41	41	43	45	48	49	45	39	38	37
Wed	40	55	66	64	57	48	42	42	42	43	46	49	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	39	54	61	58	52	47	44	43	43	43	46	48	49	45	40	38	37
Fri	37	47	48	45	46	44	42	43	44	44	46	47	49	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	39	37	36
Sun	36	37	37	38	38	41	43	43	43	42	42	39	39	38	38	39	36