Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via SR-60 West and I-210 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Arcadia 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	43	71	73	67	59	57	52	51	51	51	54	53	54	50	46	45	43
Tue	43	77	76	69	62	58	53	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	46	45	43
Wed	44	76	75	69	63	58	54	52	51	52	54	54	58	52	47	45	43
Thu	44	69	73	66	60	57	53	51	52	52	55	55	59	53	47	45	43
Fri	43	58	60	57	56	54	52	52	52	53	55	55	55	54	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	51	52	52	52	51	49	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	49	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Riverside to Arcadia (via SR-60 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Arcadia?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	43	71	73	67	59	57	52	51	51	51	54	53	54	50	46	45	43
Tue	43	77	76	69	62	58	53	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	46	45	43
Wed	44	76	75	69	63	58	54	52	51	52	54	54	58	52	47	45	43
Thu	44	69	73	66	60	57	53	51	52	52	55	55	59	53	47	45	43
Fri	43	58	60	57	56	54	52	52	52	53	55	55	55	54	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	51	52	52	52	51	49	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	49	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	71	73	67	59	57	52	51	51	51	54	53	54	50	46	45	43
Tue	43	77	76	69	62	58	53	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	46	45	43
Wed	44	76	75	69	63	58	54	52	51	52	54	54	58	52	47	45	43
Thu	44	69	73	66	60	57	53	51	52	52	55	55	59	53	47	45	43
Fri	43	58	60	57	56	54	52	52	52	53	55	55	55	54	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	51	52	52	52	51	49	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	49	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	71	73	67	59	57	52	51	51	51	54	53	54	50	46	45	43
Tue	43	77	76	69	62	58	53	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	46	45	43
Wed	44	76	75	69	63	58	54	52	51	52	54	54	58	52	47	45	43
Thu	44	69	73	66	60	57	53	51	52	52	55	55	59	53	47	45	43
Fri	43	58	60	57	56	54	52	52	52	53	55	55	55	54	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	51	52	52	52	51	49	47	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	49	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	43