Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Canyon Country
Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 159 minutes via I-215 North and SR-14 South, usually 125 at this time.
Only 21% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 140 | 165 | 141 | 144 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 139 | 148 | 152 | 141 | 132 | 123 | 121 | 120 |
| Tue | 161 | 181 | 148 | 148 | 140 | 134 | 130 | 133 | 132 | 134 | 141 | 149 | 143 | 136 | 123 | 121 | 120 |
| Wed | 150 | 185 | 144 | 153 | 142 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 132 | 134 | 150 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 124 | 120 | 120 |
| Thu | 151 | 182 | 132 | 142 | 137 | 131 | 127 | 130 | 129 | 135 | 144 | 154 | 142 | 136 | 126 | 122 | 121 |
| Fri | 134 | 145 | 130 | 144 | 132 | 127 | 131 | 134 | 133 | 143 | 153 | 160 | 145 | 138 | 136 | 132 | 120 |
| Sat | 119 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 126 | 124 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 119 |
| Sun | 119 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 119 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 101-mile drive from Riverside to Canyon Country (via I-215 North and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 120 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (128 minutes).
About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (69 to 134 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?
On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 120 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Canyon Country?
The 101-mile drive usually takes 120 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Riverside to Canyon Country?
Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-215 North in Inland Empire (30 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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