Best Time to Drive from Riverside to LAX

Right now (9:27 am PDT): about 107 minutes via SR-91 West and I-105 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 18% 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.

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 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LAX to Riverside

Freeway, about 65 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Riverside to LAX 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	72	93	104	99	88	76	73	71	71	72	75	77	75	70	65	64	63
Tue	71	96	111	102	92	80	74	72	71	73	76	80	78	73	65	64	63
Wed	72	96	111	100	92	80	74	72	72	73	77	80	79	74	66	64	63
Thu	71	97	102	96	89	80	75	74	73	74	77	80	80	73	66	64	63
Fri	66	82	84	82	79	77	74	74	76	77	79	80	82	76	68	64	62
Sat	62	64	65	65	68	72	76	80	84	78	78	79	77	70	66	64	62
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	71	75	77	76	76	73	70	69	68	67	67	62

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 after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 62 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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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)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	72	93	104	99	88	76	73	71	71	72	75	77	75	70	65	64	63
Tue	71	96	111	102	92	80	74	72	71	73	76	80	78	73	65	64	63
Wed	72	96	111	100	92	80	74	72	72	73	77	80	79	74	66	64	63
Thu	71	97	102	96	89	80	75	74	73	74	77	80	80	73	66	64	63
Fri	66	82	84	82	79	77	74	74	76	77	79	80	82	76	68	64	62
Sat	62	64	65	65	68	72	76	80	84	78	78	79	77	70	66	64	62
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	71	75	77	76	76	73	70	69	68	67	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	93	104	99	88	76	73	71	71	72	75	77	75	70	65	64	63
Tue	71	96	111	102	92	80	74	72	71	73	76	80	78	73	65	64	63
Wed	72	96	111	100	92	80	74	72	72	73	77	80	79	74	66	64	63
Thu	71	97	102	96	89	80	75	74	73	74	77	80	80	73	66	64	63
Fri	66	82	84	82	79	77	74	74	76	77	79	80	82	76	68	64	62
Sat	62	64	65	65	68	72	76	80	84	78	78	79	77	70	66	64	62
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	71	75	77	76	76	73	70	69	68	67	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	93	104	99	88	76	73	71	71	72	75	77	75	70	65	64	63
Tue	71	96	111	102	92	80	74	72	71	73	76	80	78	73	65	64	63
Wed	72	96	111	100	92	80	74	72	72	73	77	80	79	74	66	64	63
Thu	71	97	102	96	89	80	75	74	73	74	77	80	80	73	66	64	63
Fri	66	82	84	82	79	77	74	74	76	77	79	80	82	76	68	64	62
Sat	62	64	65	65	68	72	76	80	84	78	78	79	77	70	66	64	62
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	71	75	77	76	76	73	70	69	68	67	67	62