Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Fallbrook

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Fallbrook 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	57	71	64	67	64	59	59	58	60	62	62	62	62	59	55	54	54
Tue	55	72	68	72	66	60	58	58	60	59	60	68	67	61	56	54	53
Wed	54	74	69	71	68	59	58	59	60	61	62	65	67	61	56	54	53
Thu	55	74	68	72	68	60	59	59	59	61	63	71	69	63	57	54	53
Fri	53	58	58	66	62	60	60	64	65	67	69	70	67	62	60	55	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	57	62	64	66	66	61	61	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	59	59	57	57	56	55	55	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Riverside to Fallbrook (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 53 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Fallbrook?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	64	67	64	59	59	58	60	62	62	62	62	59	55	54	54
Tue	55	72	68	72	66	60	58	58	60	59	60	68	67	61	56	54	53
Wed	54	74	69	71	68	59	58	59	60	61	62	65	67	61	56	54	53
Thu	55	74	68	72	68	60	59	59	59	61	63	71	69	63	57	54	53
Fri	53	58	58	66	62	60	60	64	65	67	69	70	67	62	60	55	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	57	62	64	66	66	61	61	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	59	59	57	57	56	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	64	67	64	59	59	58	60	62	62	62	62	59	55	54	54
Tue	55	72	68	72	66	60	58	58	60	59	60	68	67	61	56	54	53
Wed	54	74	69	71	68	59	58	59	60	61	62	65	67	61	56	54	53
Thu	55	74	68	72	68	60	59	59	59	61	63	71	69	63	57	54	53
Fri	53	58	58	66	62	60	60	64	65	67	69	70	67	62	60	55	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	57	62	64	66	66	61	61	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	59	59	57	57	56	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	64	67	64	59	59	58	60	62	62	62	62	59	55	54	54
Tue	55	72	68	72	66	60	58	58	60	59	60	68	67	61	56	54	53
Wed	54	74	69	71	68	59	58	59	60	61	62	65	67	61	56	54	53
Thu	55	74	68	72	68	60	59	59	59	61	63	71	69	63	57	54	53
Fri	53	58	58	66	62	60	60	64	65	67	69	70	67	62	60	55	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	57	62	64	66	66	61	61	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	59	59	57	57	56	55	55	56	56	53