Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Monterey Park

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 65 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Monterey Park 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	57	92	92	97	84	73	74	63	59	60	66	64	61	57	52	52	54
Tue	51	92	91	86	79	75	74	62	59	58	64	69	66	59	51	51	50
Wed	56	95	87	93	88	74	69	64	62	61	62	62	64	59	53	51	50
Thu	57	92	86	92	82	78	69	65	62	59	62	68	66	60	53	51	50
Fri	52	75	73	73	71	72	68	65	63	61	68	71	65	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	57	71	69	71	68	66	61	59	56	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	57	67	68	58	54	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Riverside to Monterey Park (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Monterey Park?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 50 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 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	57	92	92	97	84	73	74	63	59	60	66	64	61	57	52	52	54
Tue	51	92	91	86	79	75	74	62	59	58	64	69	66	59	51	51	50
Wed	56	95	87	93	88	74	69	64	62	61	62	62	64	59	53	51	50
Thu	57	92	86	92	82	78	69	65	62	59	62	68	66	60	53	51	50
Fri	52	75	73	73	71	72	68	65	63	61	68	71	65	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	57	71	69	71	68	66	61	59	56	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	57	67	68	58	54	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	92	92	97	84	73	74	63	59	60	66	64	61	57	52	52	54
Tue	51	92	91	86	79	75	74	62	59	58	64	69	66	59	51	51	50
Wed	56	95	87	93	88	74	69	64	62	61	62	62	64	59	53	51	50
Thu	57	92	86	92	82	78	69	65	62	59	62	68	66	60	53	51	50
Fri	52	75	73	73	71	72	68	65	63	61	68	71	65	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	57	71	69	71	68	66	61	59	56	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	57	67	68	58	54	51	52	51	51	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	92	92	97	84	73	74	63	59	60	66	64	61	57	52	52	54
Tue	51	92	91	86	79	75	74	62	59	58	64	69	66	59	51	51	50
Wed	56	95	87	93	88	74	69	64	62	61	62	62	64	59	53	51	50
Thu	57	92	86	92	82	78	69	65	62	59	62	68	66	60	53	51	50
Fri	52	75	73	73	71	72	68	65	63	61	68	71	65	59	54	51	50
Sat	50	53	53	53	57	71	69	71	68	66	61	59	56	53	51	50	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	51	57	67	68	58	54	51	52	51	51	52	52	49