Best Time to Drive from Riverside to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 52 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.

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	55	100	98	100	87	78	74	63	59	57	61	58	57	55	52	52	53
Tue	51	100	96	91	85	78	76	63	59	57	62	64	61	56	51	51	50
Wed	56	101	88	93	89	73	69	61	60	59	59	57	60	57	51	51	51
Thu	56	98	87	89	78	76	69	64	61	58	59	61	61	57	52	51	50
Fri	52	80	76	72	70	73	68	64	63	60	66	67	63	60	55	51	50
Sat	50	54	54	54	56	65	66	67	66	63	59	58	58	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	56	62	63	57	54	54	51	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 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (69 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 26 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 before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 101 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 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 101 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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East Los Angeles to Riverside (return trip) · Riverside to Los Angeles · Riverside to Santa Monica · Riverside to Pasadena · Riverside to Long Beach · Riverside to West Covina · Riverside to Burbank · Riverside to Glendale · Riverside to Van Nuys · Riverside to Torrance · Riverside to LAX · Riverside to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	100	98	100	87	78	74	63	59	57	61	58	57	55	52	52	53
Tue	51	100	96	91	85	78	76	63	59	57	62	64	61	56	51	51	50
Wed	56	101	88	93	89	73	69	61	60	59	59	57	60	57	51	51	51
Thu	56	98	87	89	78	76	69	64	61	58	59	61	61	57	52	51	50
Fri	52	80	76	72	70	73	68	64	63	60	66	67	63	60	55	51	50
Sat	50	54	54	54	56	65	66	67	66	63	59	58	58	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	56	62	63	57	54	54	51	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	100	98	100	87	78	74	63	59	57	61	58	57	55	52	52	53
Tue	51	100	96	91	85	78	76	63	59	57	62	64	61	56	51	51	50
Wed	56	101	88	93	89	73	69	61	60	59	59	57	60	57	51	51	51
Thu	56	98	87	89	78	76	69	64	61	58	59	61	61	57	52	51	50
Fri	52	80	76	72	70	73	68	64	63	60	66	67	63	60	55	51	50
Sat	50	54	54	54	56	65	66	67	66	63	59	58	58	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	56	62	63	57	54	54	51	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	100	98	100	87	78	74	63	59	57	61	58	57	55	52	52	53
Tue	51	100	96	91	85	78	76	63	59	57	62	64	61	56	51	51	50
Wed	56	101	88	93	89	73	69	61	60	59	59	57	60	57	51	51	51
Thu	56	98	87	89	78	76	69	64	61	58	59	61	61	57	52	51	50
Fri	52	80	76	72	70	73	68	64	63	60	66	67	63	60	55	51	50
Sat	50	54	54	54	56	65	66	67	66	63	59	58	58	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	56	62	63	57	54	54	51	51	51	52	52	49