Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Hollywood

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 27% 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	75	119	117	116	101	89	88	73	67	67	68	65	65	64	59	59	62
Tue	60	117	109	98	92	89	88	73	67	66	73	71	70	64	59	59	58
Wed	74	119	104	103	99	90	101	81	69	69	67	66	67	63	59	58	57
Thu	70	116	100	102	95	94	82	76	72	69	72	70	71	66	61	59	57
Fri	61	95	91	82	83	88	80	74	71	73	77	77	73	66	62	58	58
Sat	58	62	62	63	68	95	86	90	85	80	73	73	67	61	59	58	57
Sun	57	58	57	59	59	71	85	82	69	64	61	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 119 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (95 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 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Hollywood?

Leaving around 6 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 119 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

More drives

Hollywood to Riverside (return trip) · Riverside to Los Angeles · Riverside to Santa Monica · Riverside to Pasadena · Riverside to Long Beach · Riverside to West Covina · Riverside to Burbank · Riverside to Glendale · Riverside to Van Nuys · Riverside to Torrance · Riverside to LAX · Riverside to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	119	117	116	101	89	88	73	67	67	68	65	65	64	59	59	62
Tue	60	117	109	98	92	89	88	73	67	66	73	71	70	64	59	59	58
Wed	74	119	104	103	99	90	101	81	69	69	67	66	67	63	59	58	57
Thu	70	116	100	102	95	94	82	76	72	69	72	70	71	66	61	59	57
Fri	61	95	91	82	83	88	80	74	71	73	77	77	73	66	62	58	58
Sat	58	62	62	63	68	95	86	90	85	80	73	73	67	61	59	58	57
Sun	57	58	57	59	59	71	85	82	69	64	61	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	75	119	117	116	101	89	88	73	67	67	68	65	65	64	59	59	62
Tue	60	117	109	98	92	89	88	73	67	66	73	71	70	64	59	59	58
Wed	74	119	104	103	99	90	101	81	69	69	67	66	67	63	59	58	57
Thu	70	116	100	102	95	94	82	76	72	69	72	70	71	66	61	59	57
Fri	61	95	91	82	83	88	80	74	71	73	77	77	73	66	62	58	58
Sat	58	62	62	63	68	95	86	90	85	80	73	73	67	61	59	58	57
Sun	57	58	57	59	59	71	85	82	69	64	61	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	75	119	117	116	101	89	88	73	67	67	68	65	65	64	59	59	62
Tue	60	117	109	98	92	89	88	73	67	66	73	71	70	64	59	59	58
Wed	74	119	104	103	99	90	101	81	69	69	67	66	67	63	59	58	57
Thu	70	116	100	102	95	94	82	76	72	69	72	70	71	66	61	59	57
Fri	61	95	91	82	83	88	80	74	71	73	77	77	73	66	62	58	58
Sat	58	62	62	63	68	95	86	90	85	80	73	73	67	61	59	58	57
Sun	57	58	57	59	59	71	85	82	69	64	61	60	59	59	60	60	57