Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Fullerton

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Fullerton 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	36	48	55	55	47	40	39	37	37	38	40	41	41	38	35	35	34
Tue	36	49	61	60	52	43	39	38	38	40	42	43	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	37	50	62	61	54	43	39	38	39	40	44	44	44	41	36	34	33
Thu	35	48	55	53	48	42	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	40	36	34	33
Fri	34	42	42	41	41	40	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	40	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	37	36	34	33
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	37	38	35	35	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Riverside to Fullerton (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Fullerton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	55	55	47	40	39	37	37	38	40	41	41	38	35	35	34
Tue	36	49	61	60	52	43	39	38	38	40	42	43	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	37	50	62	61	54	43	39	38	39	40	44	44	44	41	36	34	33
Thu	35	48	55	53	48	42	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	40	36	34	33
Fri	34	42	42	41	41	40	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	40	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	37	36	34	33
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	37	38	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	55	55	47	40	39	37	37	38	40	41	41	38	35	35	34
Tue	36	49	61	60	52	43	39	38	38	40	42	43	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	37	50	62	61	54	43	39	38	39	40	44	44	44	41	36	34	33
Thu	35	48	55	53	48	42	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	40	36	34	33
Fri	34	42	42	41	41	40	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	40	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	37	36	34	33
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	37	38	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	55	55	47	40	39	37	37	38	40	41	41	38	35	35	34
Tue	36	49	61	60	52	43	39	38	38	40	42	43	42	40	35	34	33
Wed	37	50	62	61	54	43	39	38	39	40	44	44	44	41	36	34	33
Thu	35	48	55	53	48	42	39	39	39	39	40	42	43	40	36	34	33
Fri	34	42	42	41	41	40	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	40	37	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	37	36	34	33
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	37	38	35	35	35	35	35	33