Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Compton

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Compton 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	53	69	81	81	69	60	59	57	59	60	68	69	68	58	51	51	50
Tue	52	73	90	86	78	65	60	60	61	65	70	73	73	61	52	50	49
Wed	53	71	88	85	78	64	60	60	62	65	74	78	77	65	53	50	49
Thu	52	72	82	81	73	65	60	63	63	67	71	76	76	65	53	50	49
Fri	50	62	66	66	65	63	61	64	67	70	75	78	79	67	55	50	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	56	63	63	64	63	64	65	63	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	55	56	57	58	57	57	54	53	53	53	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Riverside to Compton (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Compton?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (45 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 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	53	69	81	81	69	60	59	57	59	60	68	69	68	58	51	51	50
Tue	52	73	90	86	78	65	60	60	61	65	70	73	73	61	52	50	49
Wed	53	71	88	85	78	64	60	60	62	65	74	78	77	65	53	50	49
Thu	52	72	82	81	73	65	60	63	63	67	71	76	76	65	53	50	49
Fri	50	62	66	66	65	63	61	64	67	70	75	78	79	67	55	50	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	56	63	63	64	63	64	65	63	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	55	56	57	58	57	57	54	53	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	81	81	69	60	59	57	59	60	68	69	68	58	51	51	50
Tue	52	73	90	86	78	65	60	60	61	65	70	73	73	61	52	50	49
Wed	53	71	88	85	78	64	60	60	62	65	74	78	77	65	53	50	49
Thu	52	72	82	81	73	65	60	63	63	67	71	76	76	65	53	50	49
Fri	50	62	66	66	65	63	61	64	67	70	75	78	79	67	55	50	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	56	63	63	64	63	64	65	63	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	55	56	57	58	57	57	54	53	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	81	81	69	60	59	57	59	60	68	69	68	58	51	51	50
Tue	52	73	90	86	78	65	60	60	61	65	70	73	73	61	52	50	49
Wed	53	71	88	85	78	64	60	60	62	65	74	78	77	65	53	50	49
Thu	52	72	82	81	73	65	60	63	63	67	71	76	76	65	53	50	49
Fri	50	62	66	66	65	63	61	64	67	70	75	78	79	67	55	50	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	56	63	63	64	63	64	65	63	57	54	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	50	51	55	56	57	58	57	57	54	53	53	53	53	49