Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Huntington Beach

Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 59 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Huntington Beach 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	53	66	72	70	68	58	58	56	56	57	58	59	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	53	68	75	72	67	60	57	56	56	57	57	61	63	61	54	52	51
Wed	53	65	70	72	68	60	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	61	55	52	51
Thu	52	65	68	67	62	59	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	55	52	52
Fri	52	62	63	60	60	59	58	57	58	58	59	60	64	62	55	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Riverside to Huntington Beach (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Huntington Beach?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 51 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	53	66	72	70	68	58	58	56	56	57	58	59	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	53	68	75	72	67	60	57	56	56	57	57	61	63	61	54	52	51
Wed	53	65	70	72	68	60	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	61	55	52	51
Thu	52	65	68	67	62	59	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	55	52	52
Fri	52	62	63	60	60	59	58	57	58	58	59	60	64	62	55	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	72	70	68	58	58	56	56	57	58	59	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	53	68	75	72	67	60	57	56	56	57	57	61	63	61	54	52	51
Wed	53	65	70	72	68	60	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	61	55	52	51
Thu	52	65	68	67	62	59	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	55	52	52
Fri	52	62	63	60	60	59	58	57	58	58	59	60	64	62	55	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	72	70	68	58	58	56	56	57	58	59	60	57	53	53	52
Tue	53	68	75	72	67	60	57	56	56	57	57	61	63	61	54	52	51
Wed	53	65	70	72	68	60	57	57	56	58	59	61	62	61	55	52	51
Thu	52	65	68	67	62	59	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	55	52	52
Fri	52	62	63	60	60	59	58	57	58	58	59	60	64	62	55	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	57	56	58	57	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	51