Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Apple Valley

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Apple Valley 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	56	57	59	64	62	60	61	62	62	65	65	66	65	62	62	62	57
Tue	56	58	60	63	64	62	61	63	63	63	65	67	65	63	61	61	56
Wed	56	58	60	65	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	65	65	63	60	59	57
Thu	56	58	60	65	63	61	61	62	62	64	65	66	64	62	61	60	56
Fri	56	58	58	63	61	61	62	64	64	64	67	68	66	63	63	63	57
Sat	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Riverside to Apple Valley (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Apple Valley?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 56 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (30 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Apple Valley 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	56	57	59	64	62	60	61	62	62	65	65	66	65	62	62	62	57
Tue	56	58	60	63	64	62	61	63	63	63	65	67	65	63	61	61	56
Wed	56	58	60	65	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	65	65	63	60	59	57
Thu	56	58	60	65	63	61	61	62	62	64	65	66	64	62	61	60	56
Fri	56	58	58	63	61	61	62	64	64	64	67	68	66	63	63	63	57
Sat	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	59	64	62	60	61	62	62	65	65	66	65	62	62	62	57
Tue	56	58	60	63	64	62	61	63	63	63	65	67	65	63	61	61	56
Wed	56	58	60	65	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	65	65	63	60	59	57
Thu	56	58	60	65	63	61	61	62	62	64	65	66	64	62	61	60	56
Fri	56	58	58	63	61	61	62	64	64	64	67	68	66	63	63	63	57
Sat	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	59	64	62	60	61	62	62	65	65	66	65	62	62	62	57
Tue	56	58	60	63	64	62	61	63	63	63	65	67	65	63	61	61	56
Wed	56	58	60	65	64	61	61	62	62	63	66	65	65	63	60	59	57
Thu	56	58	60	65	63	61	61	62	62	64	65	66	64	62	61	60	56
Fri	56	58	58	63	61	61	62	64	64	64	67	68	66	63	63	63	57
Sat	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	56