Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Los Angeles

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 66 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 68 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Los Angeles 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	108	106	102	93	85	79	65	60	59	62	59	58	56	54	53	55
Tue	52	109	101	91	88	81	78	66	61	59	65	63	62	57	53	53	52
Wed	57	109	94	91	89	75	73	64	62	61	60	58	61	57	54	53	52
Thu	58	106	90	85	80	80	73	67	64	61	61	59	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	53	86	82	73	73	77	70	66	64	62	66	66	64	61	57	53	51
Sat	52	56	56	56	59	69	70	71	70	66	63	61	61	56	54	52	51
Sun	51	52	51	53	53	59	66	67	60	56	56	54	54	53	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Riverside to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Los Angeles?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 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	108	106	102	93	85	79	65	60	59	62	59	58	56	54	53	55
Tue	52	109	101	91	88	81	78	66	61	59	65	63	62	57	53	53	52
Wed	57	109	94	91	89	75	73	64	62	61	60	58	61	57	54	53	52
Thu	58	106	90	85	80	80	73	67	64	61	61	59	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	53	86	82	73	73	77	70	66	64	62	66	66	64	61	57	53	51
Sat	52	56	56	56	59	69	70	71	70	66	63	61	61	56	54	52	51
Sun	51	52	51	53	53	59	66	67	60	56	56	54	54	53	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	108	106	102	93	85	79	65	60	59	62	59	58	56	54	53	55
Tue	52	109	101	91	88	81	78	66	61	59	65	63	62	57	53	53	52
Wed	57	109	94	91	89	75	73	64	62	61	60	58	61	57	54	53	52
Thu	58	106	90	85	80	80	73	67	64	61	61	59	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	53	86	82	73	73	77	70	66	64	62	66	66	64	61	57	53	51
Sat	52	56	56	56	59	69	70	71	70	66	63	61	61	56	54	52	51
Sun	51	52	51	53	53	59	66	67	60	56	56	54	54	53	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	108	106	102	93	85	79	65	60	59	62	59	58	56	54	53	55
Tue	52	109	101	91	88	81	78	66	61	59	65	63	62	57	53	53	52
Wed	57	109	94	91	89	75	73	64	62	61	60	58	61	57	54	53	52
Thu	58	106	90	85	80	80	73	67	64	61	61	59	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	53	86	82	73	73	77	70	66	64	62	66	66	64	61	57	53	51
Sat	52	56	56	56	59	69	70	71	70	66	63	61	61	56	54	52	51
Sun	51	52	51	53	53	59	66	67	60	56	56	54	54	53	54	54	51