Best Time to Drive from Riverside to La Cañada Flintridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-210 West and SR-91 West and SR-71 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 49% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	56	96	106	95	84	71	67	64	63	65	70	70	69	63	57	57	55
Tue	57	106	116	101	88	74	67	64	64	67	71	74	70	66	58	57	55
Wed	57	100	111	102	88	72	67	65	65	69	76	75	75	68	60	57	55
Thu	56	94	106	93	81	73	67	65	66	69	76	76	76	68	60	57	55
Fri	55	77	80	76	74	70	68	71	73	76	78	78	75	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	62	68	68	69	69	68	69	67	64	60	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	56	59	63	66	66	66	63	62	61	61	59	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Riverside to La Cañada Flintridge (via I-210 West and SR-91 West and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to La Cañada Flintridge?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to La Cañada Flintridge?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	96	106	95	84	71	67	64	63	65	70	70	69	63	57	57	55
Tue	57	106	116	101	88	74	67	64	64	67	71	74	70	66	58	57	55
Wed	57	100	111	102	88	72	67	65	65	69	76	75	75	68	60	57	55
Thu	56	94	106	93	81	73	67	65	66	69	76	76	76	68	60	57	55
Fri	55	77	80	76	74	70	68	71	73	76	78	78	75	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	62	68	68	69	69	68	69	67	64	60	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	56	59	63	66	66	66	63	62	61	61	59	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	96	106	95	84	71	67	64	63	65	70	70	69	63	57	57	55
Tue	57	106	116	101	88	74	67	64	64	67	71	74	70	66	58	57	55
Wed	57	100	111	102	88	72	67	65	65	69	76	75	75	68	60	57	55
Thu	56	94	106	93	81	73	67	65	66	69	76	76	76	68	60	57	55
Fri	55	77	80	76	74	70	68	71	73	76	78	78	75	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	62	68	68	69	69	68	69	67	64	60	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	56	59	63	66	66	66	63	62	61	61	59	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	96	106	95	84	71	67	64	63	65	70	70	69	63	57	57	55
Tue	57	106	116	101	88	74	67	64	64	67	71	74	70	66	58	57	55
Wed	57	100	111	102	88	72	67	65	65	69	76	75	75	68	60	57	55
Thu	56	94	106	93	81	73	67	65	66	69	76	76	76	68	60	57	55
Fri	55	77	80	76	74	70	68	71	73	76	78	78	75	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	62	68	68	69	69	68	69	67	64	60	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	56	56	59	63	66	66	66	63	62	61	61	59	58	55