Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Glendale

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-60 West and I-210 West, usually 86 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Glendale 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	85	92	87	79	71	67	65	64	63	74	70	68	62	56	56	54
Tue	54	91	103	90	81	77	70	65	62	66	73	76	70	63	55	55	54
Wed	56	91	103	91	81	74	90	76	65	72	76	75	73	66	56	56	54
Thu	54	86	102	92	81	74	70	67	67	70	78	75	78	66	59	55	54
Fri	54	71	79	75	75	76	72	77	78	80	86	83	77	69	60	56	54
Sat	53	56	56	57	59	63	72	70	74	72	69	67	65	62	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	55	56	56	57	60	67	67	64	62	61	60	59	57	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Riverside to Glendale (via SR-60 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Glendale?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 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	57	85	92	87	79	71	67	65	64	63	74	70	68	62	56	56	54
Tue	54	91	103	90	81	77	70	65	62	66	73	76	70	63	55	55	54
Wed	56	91	103	91	81	74	90	76	65	72	76	75	73	66	56	56	54
Thu	54	86	102	92	81	74	70	67	67	70	78	75	78	66	59	55	54
Fri	54	71	79	75	75	76	72	77	78	80	86	83	77	69	60	56	54
Sat	53	56	56	57	59	63	72	70	74	72	69	67	65	62	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	55	56	56	57	60	67	67	64	62	61	60	59	57	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	85	92	87	79	71	67	65	64	63	74	70	68	62	56	56	54
Tue	54	91	103	90	81	77	70	65	62	66	73	76	70	63	55	55	54
Wed	56	91	103	91	81	74	90	76	65	72	76	75	73	66	56	56	54
Thu	54	86	102	92	81	74	70	67	67	70	78	75	78	66	59	55	54
Fri	54	71	79	75	75	76	72	77	78	80	86	83	77	69	60	56	54
Sat	53	56	56	57	59	63	72	70	74	72	69	67	65	62	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	55	56	56	57	60	67	67	64	62	61	60	59	57	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	85	92	87	79	71	67	65	64	63	74	70	68	62	56	56	54
Tue	54	91	103	90	81	77	70	65	62	66	73	76	70	63	55	55	54
Wed	56	91	103	91	81	74	90	76	65	72	76	75	73	66	56	56	54
Thu	54	86	102	92	81	74	70	67	67	70	78	75	78	66	59	55	54
Fri	54	71	79	75	75	76	72	77	78	80	86	83	77	69	60	56	54
Sat	53	56	56	57	59	63	72	70	74	72	69	67	65	62	57	55	54
Sun	54	54	55	56	56	57	60	67	67	64	62	61	60	59	57	58	54