Best Time to Drive from Riverside to La Mirada

Right now (9:21 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Mirada 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	43	55	65	64	58	49	48	46	46	48	50	50	50	47	43	43	42
Tue	43	56	69	69	60	51	48	47	47	49	50	52	52	49	44	42	41
Wed	43	54	65	68	60	51	48	48	47	49	53	54	53	50	46	43	41
Thu	43	54	64	62	55	51	49	48	49	49	51	52	53	50	45	42	41
Fri	42	51	52	50	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	50	46	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	48	47	46	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	46	46	46	45	44	45	44	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Riverside to La Mirada (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 13 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 Mirada 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 Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to La Mirada?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to La Mirada?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	65	64	58	49	48	46	46	48	50	50	50	47	43	43	42
Tue	43	56	69	69	60	51	48	47	47	49	50	52	52	49	44	42	41
Wed	43	54	65	68	60	51	48	48	47	49	53	54	53	50	46	43	41
Thu	43	54	64	62	55	51	49	48	49	49	51	52	53	50	45	42	41
Fri	42	51	52	50	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	50	46	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	48	47	46	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	46	46	46	45	44	45	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	65	64	58	49	48	46	46	48	50	50	50	47	43	43	42
Tue	43	56	69	69	60	51	48	47	47	49	50	52	52	49	44	42	41
Wed	43	54	65	68	60	51	48	48	47	49	53	54	53	50	46	43	41
Thu	43	54	64	62	55	51	49	48	49	49	51	52	53	50	45	42	41
Fri	42	51	52	50	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	50	46	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	48	47	46	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	46	46	46	45	44	45	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	65	64	58	49	48	46	46	48	50	50	50	47	43	43	42
Tue	43	56	69	69	60	51	48	47	47	49	50	52	52	49	44	42	41
Wed	43	54	65	68	60	51	48	48	47	49	53	54	53	50	46	43	41
Thu	43	54	64	62	55	51	49	48	49	49	51	52	53	50	45	42	41
Fri	42	51	52	50	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	50	46	42	41
Sat	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	48	47	46	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	46	46	46	45	44	45	44	44	41