Best Time to Drive from Riverside to LGB

Right now (8:21 am PST): about 53 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 16% 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	54	69	76	73	71	62	60	58	59	60	63	64	66	61	56	54	53
Tue	54	71	77	75	70	64	60	59	59	61	63	68	71	65	57	54	52
Wed	54	68	73	75	72	64	60	61	60	63	66	70	71	66	60	56	51
Thu	53	67	70	67	65	62	60	59	60	62	64	67	70	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	63	64	62	61	59	58	58	60	61	65	66	68	64	57	54	51
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	54	51
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	57	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	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 77 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 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 3 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to LGB?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 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	54	69	76	73	71	62	60	58	59	60	63	64	66	61	56	54	53
Tue	54	71	77	75	70	64	60	59	59	61	63	68	71	65	57	54	52
Wed	54	68	73	75	72	64	60	61	60	63	66	70	71	66	60	56	51
Thu	53	67	70	67	65	62	60	59	60	62	64	67	70	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	63	64	62	61	59	58	58	60	61	65	66	68	64	57	54	51
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	54	51
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	57	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	76	73	71	62	60	58	59	60	63	64	66	61	56	54	53
Tue	54	71	77	75	70	64	60	59	59	61	63	68	71	65	57	54	52
Wed	54	68	73	75	72	64	60	61	60	63	66	70	71	66	60	56	51
Thu	53	67	70	67	65	62	60	59	60	62	64	67	70	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	63	64	62	61	59	58	58	60	61	65	66	68	64	57	54	51
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	54	51
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	57	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	76	73	71	62	60	58	59	60	63	64	66	61	56	54	53
Tue	54	71	77	75	70	64	60	59	59	61	63	68	71	65	57	54	52
Wed	54	68	73	75	72	64	60	61	60	63	66	70	71	66	60	56	51
Thu	53	67	70	67	65	62	60	59	60	62	64	67	70	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	63	64	62	61	59	58	58	60	61	65	66	68	64	57	54	51
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	54	51
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	57	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	51