Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Laguna Beach

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Laguna 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	49	61	66	66	60	52	52	50	50	51	52	52	51	50	48	47	46
Tue	48	62	73	71	64	55	51	49	50	51	51	54	52	51	48	47	46
Wed	48	61	69	72	66	56	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	52	48	46	45
Thu	48	61	67	64	61	54	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	48	46	46
Fri	46	55	55	53	53	51	50	52	52	52	52	54	54	52	48	47	45
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	54	53	52	53	52	49	48	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Riverside to Laguna Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 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 Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 45 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Laguna Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (7 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	49	61	66	66	60	52	52	50	50	51	52	52	51	50	48	47	46
Tue	48	62	73	71	64	55	51	49	50	51	51	54	52	51	48	47	46
Wed	48	61	69	72	66	56	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	52	48	46	45
Thu	48	61	67	64	61	54	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	48	46	46
Fri	46	55	55	53	53	51	50	52	52	52	52	54	54	52	48	47	45
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	54	53	52	53	52	49	48	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	66	66	60	52	52	50	50	51	52	52	51	50	48	47	46
Tue	48	62	73	71	64	55	51	49	50	51	51	54	52	51	48	47	46
Wed	48	61	69	72	66	56	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	52	48	46	45
Thu	48	61	67	64	61	54	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	48	46	46
Fri	46	55	55	53	53	51	50	52	52	52	52	54	54	52	48	47	45
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	54	53	52	53	52	49	48	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	66	66	60	52	52	50	50	51	52	52	51	50	48	47	46
Tue	48	62	73	71	64	55	51	49	50	51	51	54	52	51	48	47	46
Wed	48	61	69	72	66	56	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	52	48	46	45
Thu	48	61	67	64	61	54	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	48	46	46
Fri	46	55	55	53	53	51	50	52	52	52	52	54	54	52	48	47	45
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	54	53	52	53	52	49	48	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	45