Best Time to Drive from Riverside to LGB

Right now (10:19 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West.

Only 19% 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 57-mile drive from Riverside to LGB (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 91 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGB to Riverside

Freeway, about 55 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 4 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 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	70	82	80	71	61	60	58	58	60	62	65	64	58	53	53	52
Tue	55	74	91	82	75	66	61	58	58	61	65	70	69	61	53	52	52
Wed	55	73	90	80	75	64	60	58	59	61	66	70	70	62	54	52	52
Thu	55	73	80	76	71	65	62	60	60	62	66	70	71	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	63	65	64	64	62	61	61	63	66	70	71	72	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	60	63	68	72	67	66	67	65	59	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	60	63	65	64	63	60	57	57	55	54	55	51

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 52 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to LGB?

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

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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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	82	80	71	61	60	58	58	60	62	65	64	58	53	53	52
Tue	55	74	91	82	75	66	61	58	58	61	65	70	69	61	53	52	52
Wed	55	73	90	80	75	64	60	58	59	61	66	70	70	62	54	52	52
Thu	55	73	80	76	71	65	62	60	60	62	66	70	71	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	63	65	64	64	62	61	61	63	66	70	71	72	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	60	63	68	72	67	66	67	65	59	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	60	63	65	64	63	60	57	57	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	82	80	71	61	60	58	58	60	62	65	64	58	53	53	52
Tue	55	74	91	82	75	66	61	58	58	61	65	70	69	61	53	52	52
Wed	55	73	90	80	75	64	60	58	59	61	66	70	70	62	54	52	52
Thu	55	73	80	76	71	65	62	60	60	62	66	70	71	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	63	65	64	64	62	61	61	63	66	70	71	72	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	60	63	68	72	67	66	67	65	59	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	60	63	65	64	63	60	57	57	55	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	82	80	71	61	60	58	58	60	62	65	64	58	53	53	52
Tue	55	74	91	82	75	66	61	58	58	61	65	70	69	61	53	52	52
Wed	55	73	90	80	75	64	60	58	59	61	66	70	70	62	54	52	52
Thu	55	73	80	76	71	65	62	60	60	62	66	70	71	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	63	65	64	64	62	61	61	63	66	70	71	72	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	56	60	63	68	72	67	66	67	65	59	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	60	63	65	64	63	60	57	57	55	54	55	51