Best Time to Drive from Riverside to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 55 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 East Los Angeles 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	59	97	96	101	87	76	77	64	59	59	64	61	58	56	52	52	55
Tue	52	98	94	92	85	76	76	64	60	57	66	67	64	58	52	51	51
Wed	60	101	93	102	90	74	73	63	61	60	61	59	61	58	52	51	50
Thu	58	97	88	95	85	81	71	66	62	59	60	64	63	59	52	51	50
Fri	53	79	76	74	73	75	70	65	62	61	67	70	64	57	54	51	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	58	76	72	74	70	65	61	59	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	58	70	70	59	55	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Riverside to East Los Angeles (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to East Los Angeles?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 50 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 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	59	97	96	101	87	76	77	64	59	59	64	61	58	56	52	52	55
Tue	52	98	94	92	85	76	76	64	60	57	66	67	64	58	52	51	51
Wed	60	101	93	102	90	74	73	63	61	60	61	59	61	58	52	51	50
Thu	58	97	88	95	85	81	71	66	62	59	60	64	63	59	52	51	50
Fri	53	79	76	74	73	75	70	65	62	61	67	70	64	57	54	51	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	58	76	72	74	70	65	61	59	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	58	70	70	59	55	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	97	96	101	87	76	77	64	59	59	64	61	58	56	52	52	55
Tue	52	98	94	92	85	76	76	64	60	57	66	67	64	58	52	51	51
Wed	60	101	93	102	90	74	73	63	61	60	61	59	61	58	52	51	50
Thu	58	97	88	95	85	81	71	66	62	59	60	64	63	59	52	51	50
Fri	53	79	76	74	73	75	70	65	62	61	67	70	64	57	54	51	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	58	76	72	74	70	65	61	59	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	58	70	70	59	55	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	97	96	101	87	76	77	64	59	59	64	61	58	56	52	52	55
Tue	52	98	94	92	85	76	76	64	60	57	66	67	64	58	52	51	51
Wed	60	101	93	102	90	74	73	63	61	60	61	59	61	58	52	51	50
Thu	58	97	88	95	85	81	71	66	62	59	60	64	63	59	52	51	50
Fri	53	79	76	74	73	75	70	65	62	61	67	70	64	57	54	51	51
Sat	51	54	54	54	58	76	72	74	70	65	61	59	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	58	70	70	59	55	51	52	51	51	52	52	49