Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 West and I-210 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 24% 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 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 74 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Riverside

Freeway, about 42 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 13 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 central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 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	44	65	69	64	56	53	51	50	50	51	53	54	53	50	46	45	44
Tue	44	70	72	66	60	56	52	50	49	50	53	54	55	51	46	45	43
Wed	45	70	73	67	59	56	52	51	50	50	52	53	56	51	46	45	44
Thu	44	67	72	65	58	55	52	50	50	51	53	55	57	53	47	45	43
Fri	44	54	58	57	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	55	55	52	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	50	51	51	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

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 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Arcadia?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	65	69	64	56	53	51	50	50	51	53	54	53	50	46	45	44
Tue	44	70	72	66	60	56	52	50	49	50	53	54	55	51	46	45	43
Wed	45	70	73	67	59	56	52	51	50	50	52	53	56	51	46	45	44
Thu	44	67	72	65	58	55	52	50	50	51	53	55	57	53	47	45	43
Fri	44	54	58	57	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	55	55	52	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	50	51	51	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	65	69	64	56	53	51	50	50	51	53	54	53	50	46	45	44
Tue	44	70	72	66	60	56	52	50	49	50	53	54	55	51	46	45	43
Wed	45	70	73	67	59	56	52	51	50	50	52	53	56	51	46	45	44
Thu	44	67	72	65	58	55	52	50	50	51	53	55	57	53	47	45	43
Fri	44	54	58	57	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	55	55	52	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	50	51	51	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	65	69	64	56	53	51	50	50	51	53	54	53	50	46	45	44
Tue	44	70	72	66	60	56	52	50	49	50	53	54	55	51	46	45	43
Wed	45	70	73	67	59	56	52	51	50	50	52	53	56	51	46	45	44
Thu	44	67	72	65	58	55	52	50	50	51	53	55	57	53	47	45	43
Fri	44	54	58	57	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	55	55	52	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	50	51	51	49	48	47	47	47	46	43