Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:33 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-91 West.

Only 22% 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.

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 83 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Huntington Beach to Riverside

Freeway, about 42 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 13 to 19 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	55	65	74	73	66	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	53	53	52
Tue	55	68	83	74	70	61	57	55	55	57	57	60	61	59	53	52	51
Wed	54	67	83	74	69	60	56	55	56	56	58	61	60	59	53	52	52
Thu	54	68	72	73	65	59	57	57	56	56	61	60	63	59	54	52	51
Fri	52	61	62	59	60	60	58	56	58	58	60	60	67	64	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	59	63	64	67	63	60	63	61	55	52	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	61	59	59	56	54	53	53	52	53	51

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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 83 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 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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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	55	65	74	73	66	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	53	53	52
Tue	55	68	83	74	70	61	57	55	55	57	57	60	61	59	53	52	51
Wed	54	67	83	74	69	60	56	55	56	56	58	61	60	59	53	52	52
Thu	54	68	72	73	65	59	57	57	56	56	61	60	63	59	54	52	51
Fri	52	61	62	59	60	60	58	56	58	58	60	60	67	64	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	59	63	64	67	63	60	63	61	55	52	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	61	59	59	56	54	53	53	52	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	74	73	66	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	53	53	52
Tue	55	68	83	74	70	61	57	55	55	57	57	60	61	59	53	52	51
Wed	54	67	83	74	69	60	56	55	56	56	58	61	60	59	53	52	52
Thu	54	68	72	73	65	59	57	57	56	56	61	60	63	59	54	52	51
Fri	52	61	62	59	60	60	58	56	58	58	60	60	67	64	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	59	63	64	67	63	60	63	61	55	52	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	61	59	59	56	54	53	53	52	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	74	73	66	57	56	55	55	56	57	58	58	56	53	53	52
Tue	55	68	83	74	70	61	57	55	55	57	57	60	61	59	53	52	51
Wed	54	67	83	74	69	60	56	55	56	56	58	61	60	59	53	52	52
Thu	54	68	72	73	65	59	57	57	56	56	61	60	63	59	54	52	51
Fri	52	61	62	59	60	60	58	56	58	58	60	60	67	64	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	59	63	64	67	63	60	63	61	55	52	52	50
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	57	62	61	59	59	56	54	53	53	52	53	51