Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Indio

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Indio 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	76	79	80	90	87	83	84	85	86	88	89	89	89	91	87	87	79
Tue	77	79	81	89	86	85	84	85	85	86	85	90	89	94	89	83	79
Wed	76	79	82	91	92	83	83	84	85	85	87	87	87	89	85	82	78
Thu	76	79	82	90	86	83	82	84	85	85	86	88	87	88	86	82	78
Fri	76	80	79	85	84	82	84	86	87	86	88	89	87	87	86	83	78
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	79	81	82	82	83	82	81	80	81	81	79	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Riverside to Indio (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (16 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Indio 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 Indio?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 76 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Indio?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	76	79	80	90	87	83	84	85	86	88	89	89	89	91	87	87	79
Tue	77	79	81	89	86	85	84	85	85	86	85	90	89	94	89	83	79
Wed	76	79	82	91	92	83	83	84	85	85	87	87	87	89	85	82	78
Thu	76	79	82	90	86	83	82	84	85	85	86	88	87	88	86	82	78
Fri	76	80	79	85	84	82	84	86	87	86	88	89	87	87	86	83	78
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	79	81	82	82	83	82	81	80	81	81	79	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	80	90	87	83	84	85	86	88	89	89	89	91	87	87	79
Tue	77	79	81	89	86	85	84	85	85	86	85	90	89	94	89	83	79
Wed	76	79	82	91	92	83	83	84	85	85	87	87	87	89	85	82	78
Thu	76	79	82	90	86	83	82	84	85	85	86	88	87	88	86	82	78
Fri	76	80	79	85	84	82	84	86	87	86	88	89	87	87	86	83	78
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	79	81	82	82	83	82	81	80	81	81	79	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	80	90	87	83	84	85	86	88	89	89	89	91	87	87	79
Tue	77	79	81	89	86	85	84	85	85	86	85	90	89	94	89	83	79
Wed	76	79	82	91	92	83	83	84	85	85	87	87	87	89	85	82	78
Thu	76	79	82	90	86	83	82	84	85	85	86	88	87	88	86	82	78
Fri	76	80	79	85	84	82	84	86	87	86	88	89	87	87	86	83	78
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	79	81	82	82	83	82	81	80	81	81	79	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	81	80	80	80	81	80	77