Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Long Beach

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 59 at this time.

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Riverside to Long Beach (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Riverside to Long Beach 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	59	67	70	70	67	63	62	63	63	64	67	68	66	60	58	57	55
Tue	58	70	77	76	72	66	63	62	63	65	67	68	69	62	57	57	55
Wed	57	69	74	74	71	65	63	62	63	65	68	71	71	64	57	57	55
Thu	57	69	74	73	69	66	63	64	65	66	70	72	72	64	57	57	55
Fri	56	65	67	65	65	64	65	66	68	70	72	72	71	64	58	57	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	66	69	67	67	66	64	59	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	61	60	58	58	58	59	55

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Riverside to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Long Beach?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	67	70	70	67	63	62	63	63	64	67	68	66	60	58	57	55
Tue	58	70	77	76	72	66	63	62	63	65	67	68	69	62	57	57	55
Wed	57	69	74	74	71	65	63	62	63	65	68	71	71	64	57	57	55
Thu	57	69	74	73	69	66	63	64	65	66	70	72	72	64	57	57	55
Fri	56	65	67	65	65	64	65	66	68	70	72	72	71	64	58	57	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	66	69	67	67	66	64	59	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	61	60	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	67	70	70	67	63	62	63	63	64	67	68	66	60	58	57	55
Tue	58	70	77	76	72	66	63	62	63	65	67	68	69	62	57	57	55
Wed	57	69	74	74	71	65	63	62	63	65	68	71	71	64	57	57	55
Thu	57	69	74	73	69	66	63	64	65	66	70	72	72	64	57	57	55
Fri	56	65	67	65	65	64	65	66	68	70	72	72	71	64	58	57	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	66	69	67	67	66	64	59	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	61	60	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	67	70	70	67	63	62	63	63	64	67	68	66	60	58	57	55
Tue	58	70	77	76	72	66	63	62	63	65	67	68	69	62	57	57	55
Wed	57	69	74	74	71	65	63	62	63	65	68	71	71	64	57	57	55
Thu	57	69	74	73	69	66	63	64	65	66	70	72	72	64	57	57	55
Fri	56	65	67	65	65	64	65	66	68	70	72	72	71	64	58	57	55
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	62	64	66	69	67	67	66	64	59	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	61	60	58	58	58	59	55