Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Hollywood

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 69 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Hollywood 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	63	120	118	113	102	95	87	72	67	66	68	65	64	63	59	59	61
Tue	59	122	111	102	98	89	85	73	68	66	72	70	69	65	59	59	58
Wed	66	120	103	101	97	85	81	71	69	68	67	65	68	64	59	59	58
Thu	67	117	100	95	89	89	80	73	70	68	70	69	71	65	60	59	57
Fri	60	96	90	81	81	86	78	74	72	73	77	78	73	69	64	58	57
Sat	57	62	62	62	65	79	78	80	80	76	71	72	69	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	59	59	66	74	75	67	63	63	60	59	59	60	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Riverside to Hollywood (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Hollywood?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 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	63	120	118	113	102	95	87	72	67	66	68	65	64	63	59	59	61
Tue	59	122	111	102	98	89	85	73	68	66	72	70	69	65	59	59	58
Wed	66	120	103	101	97	85	81	71	69	68	67	65	68	64	59	59	58
Thu	67	117	100	95	89	89	80	73	70	68	70	69	71	65	60	59	57
Fri	60	96	90	81	81	86	78	74	72	73	77	78	73	69	64	58	57
Sat	57	62	62	62	65	79	78	80	80	76	71	72	69	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	59	59	66	74	75	67	63	63	60	59	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	120	118	113	102	95	87	72	67	66	68	65	64	63	59	59	61
Tue	59	122	111	102	98	89	85	73	68	66	72	70	69	65	59	59	58
Wed	66	120	103	101	97	85	81	71	69	68	67	65	68	64	59	59	58
Thu	67	117	100	95	89	89	80	73	70	68	70	69	71	65	60	59	57
Fri	60	96	90	81	81	86	78	74	72	73	77	78	73	69	64	58	57
Sat	57	62	62	62	65	79	78	80	80	76	71	72	69	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	59	59	66	74	75	67	63	63	60	59	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	120	118	113	102	95	87	72	67	66	68	65	64	63	59	59	61
Tue	59	122	111	102	98	89	85	73	68	66	72	70	69	65	59	59	58
Wed	66	120	103	101	97	85	81	71	69	68	67	65	68	64	59	59	58
Thu	67	117	100	95	89	89	80	73	70	68	70	69	71	65	60	59	57
Fri	60	96	90	81	81	86	78	74	72	73	77	78	73	69	64	58	57
Sat	57	62	62	62	65	79	78	80	80	76	71	72	69	62	60	58	57
Sun	57	57	57	59	59	66	74	75	67	63	63	60	59	59	60	60	57