Best Time to Drive from Riverside to LGB

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 38% 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 LGB 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	68	75	74	68	60	59	57	58	59	62	63	65	59	55	54	52
Tue	55	69	81	78	72	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	69	63	55	53	52
Wed	55	69	81	79	74	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	70	64	59	56	51
Thu	55	70	76	73	69	63	60	60	60	61	63	67	69	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	62	64	62	62	59	58	59	60	62	64	66	69	62	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	53	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	60	60	60	57	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	59	60	59	58	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Riverside to LGB (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 81 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to LGB?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (13 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (2 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	56	68	75	74	68	60	59	57	58	59	62	63	65	59	55	54	52
Tue	55	69	81	78	72	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	69	63	55	53	52
Wed	55	69	81	79	74	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	70	64	59	56	51
Thu	55	70	76	73	69	63	60	60	60	61	63	67	69	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	62	64	62	62	59	58	59	60	62	64	66	69	62	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	53	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	60	60	60	57	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	59	60	59	58	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	75	74	68	60	59	57	58	59	62	63	65	59	55	54	52
Tue	55	69	81	78	72	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	69	63	55	53	52
Wed	55	69	81	79	74	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	70	64	59	56	51
Thu	55	70	76	73	69	63	60	60	60	61	63	67	69	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	62	64	62	62	59	58	59	60	62	64	66	69	62	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	53	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	60	60	60	57	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	59	60	59	58	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	75	74	68	60	59	57	58	59	62	63	65	59	55	54	52
Tue	55	69	81	78	72	63	59	58	58	60	62	67	69	63	55	53	52
Wed	55	69	81	79	74	65	60	60	60	61	64	69	70	64	59	56	51
Thu	55	70	76	73	69	63	60	60	60	61	63	67	69	63	56	54	52
Fri	53	62	64	62	62	59	58	59	60	62	64	66	69	62	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	53	54	55	56	58	60	62	61	60	60	60	57	55	53	51
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	59	60	59	58	58	56	55	55	55	55	51