Best Time to Drive from Riverside to LAX

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 73 minutes via SR-91 West and I-105 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 27% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Riverside to LAX (via SR-91 West and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 62 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (37 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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