Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Encino

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 96 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Encino 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	77	145	149	155	141	125	123	119	118	114	126	133	111	96	80	73	74
Tue	72	142	143	151	142	129	127	104	109	113	133	144	121	103	84	73	71
Wed	74	137	136	154	148	126	118	111	111	114	130	140	127	111	89	75	72
Thu	77	138	134	149	135	127	119	115	114	113	125	142	124	111	96	77	71
Fri	74	123	128	131	127	123	119	118	114	110	124	124	113	105	100	79	73
Sat	71	75	78	85	110	125	118	121	120	117	114	110	104	113	106	80	74
Sun	71	71	71	73	75	89	111	120	113	116	120	106	104	101	97	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Riverside to Encino (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (131 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 71 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Encino?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 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	77	145	149	155	141	125	123	119	118	114	126	133	111	96	80	73	74
Tue	72	142	143	151	142	129	127	104	109	113	133	144	121	103	84	73	71
Wed	74	137	136	154	148	126	118	111	111	114	130	140	127	111	89	75	72
Thu	77	138	134	149	135	127	119	115	114	113	125	142	124	111	96	77	71
Fri	74	123	128	131	127	123	119	118	114	110	124	124	113	105	100	79	73
Sat	71	75	78	85	110	125	118	121	120	117	114	110	104	113	106	80	74
Sun	71	71	71	73	75	89	111	120	113	116	120	106	104	101	97	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	145	149	155	141	125	123	119	118	114	126	133	111	96	80	73	74
Tue	72	142	143	151	142	129	127	104	109	113	133	144	121	103	84	73	71
Wed	74	137	136	154	148	126	118	111	111	114	130	140	127	111	89	75	72
Thu	77	138	134	149	135	127	119	115	114	113	125	142	124	111	96	77	71
Fri	74	123	128	131	127	123	119	118	114	110	124	124	113	105	100	79	73
Sat	71	75	78	85	110	125	118	121	120	117	114	110	104	113	106	80	74
Sun	71	71	71	73	75	89	111	120	113	116	120	106	104	101	97	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	145	149	155	141	125	123	119	118	114	126	133	111	96	80	73	74
Tue	72	142	143	151	142	129	127	104	109	113	133	144	121	103	84	73	71
Wed	74	137	136	154	148	126	118	111	111	114	130	140	127	111	89	75	72
Thu	77	138	134	149	135	127	119	115	114	113	125	142	124	111	96	77	71
Fri	74	123	128	131	127	123	119	118	114	110	124	124	113	105	100	79	73
Sat	71	75	78	85	110	125	118	121	120	117	114	110	104	113	106	80	74
Sun	71	71	71	73	75	89	111	120	113	116	120	106	104	101	97	80	73