Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Cathedral City

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Cathedral City 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	70	72	74	84	80	76	77	78	79	81	82	83	82	83	79	79	73
Tue	70	72	76	83	80	78	76	77	78	79	79	84	84	86	80	75	72
Wed	70	72	77	86	86	76	76	77	78	79	81	81	81	83	78	74	72
Thu	70	72	76	85	80	77	76	78	78	78	80	83	82	82	79	75	72
Fri	70	73	73	80	78	76	77	80	80	80	82	83	81	80	79	76	72
Sat	70	71	71	71	72	72	74	75	76	77	76	75	74	75	75	73	71
Sun	70	70	71	71	71	71	73	74	77	76	75	74	74	74	75	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Riverside to Cathedral City (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (29 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Cathedral City?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 70 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	74	84	80	76	77	78	79	81	82	83	82	83	79	79	73
Tue	70	72	76	83	80	78	76	77	78	79	79	84	84	86	80	75	72
Wed	70	72	77	86	86	76	76	77	78	79	81	81	81	83	78	74	72
Thu	70	72	76	85	80	77	76	78	78	78	80	83	82	82	79	75	72
Fri	70	73	73	80	78	76	77	80	80	80	82	83	81	80	79	76	72
Sat	70	71	71	71	72	72	74	75	76	77	76	75	74	75	75	73	71
Sun	70	70	71	71	71	71	73	74	77	76	75	74	74	74	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	74	84	80	76	77	78	79	81	82	83	82	83	79	79	73
Tue	70	72	76	83	80	78	76	77	78	79	79	84	84	86	80	75	72
Wed	70	72	77	86	86	76	76	77	78	79	81	81	81	83	78	74	72
Thu	70	72	76	85	80	77	76	78	78	78	80	83	82	82	79	75	72
Fri	70	73	73	80	78	76	77	80	80	80	82	83	81	80	79	76	72
Sat	70	71	71	71	72	72	74	75	76	77	76	75	74	75	75	73	71
Sun	70	70	71	71	71	71	73	74	77	76	75	74	74	74	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	74	84	80	76	77	78	79	81	82	83	82	83	79	79	73
Tue	70	72	76	83	80	78	76	77	78	79	79	84	84	86	80	75	72
Wed	70	72	77	86	86	76	76	77	78	79	81	81	81	83	78	74	72
Thu	70	72	76	85	80	77	76	78	78	78	80	83	82	82	79	75	72
Fri	70	73	73	80	78	76	77	80	80	80	82	83	81	80	79	76	72
Sat	70	71	71	71	72	72	74	75	76	77	76	75	74	75	75	73	71
Sun	70	70	71	71	71	71	73	74	77	76	75	74	74	74	75	74	71