Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Northridge

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Northridge 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	91	158	160	165	150	134	130	126	123	117	136	142	116	101	85	79	81
Tue	82	156	154	162	152	138	134	111	115	117	146	155	127	108	89	78	77
Wed	91	152	153	173	159	135	129	123	121	122	147	153	133	115	94	80	78
Thu	90	151	148	161	150	137	127	122	120	119	135	153	130	117	102	83	77
Fri	83	133	138	141	136	130	126	123	118	115	129	129	118	112	106	85	80
Sat	78	81	85	93	119	134	126	129	127	125	122	117	112	122	112	86	80
Sun	77	77	78	79	81	97	119	128	120	123	128	113	111	108	104	87	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Riverside to Northridge (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 77 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Northridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	158	160	165	150	134	130	126	123	117	136	142	116	101	85	79	81
Tue	82	156	154	162	152	138	134	111	115	117	146	155	127	108	89	78	77
Wed	91	152	153	173	159	135	129	123	121	122	147	153	133	115	94	80	78
Thu	90	151	148	161	150	137	127	122	120	119	135	153	130	117	102	83	77
Fri	83	133	138	141	136	130	126	123	118	115	129	129	118	112	106	85	80
Sat	78	81	85	93	119	134	126	129	127	125	122	117	112	122	112	86	80
Sun	77	77	78	79	81	97	119	128	120	123	128	113	111	108	104	87	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	158	160	165	150	134	130	126	123	117	136	142	116	101	85	79	81
Tue	82	156	154	162	152	138	134	111	115	117	146	155	127	108	89	78	77
Wed	91	152	153	173	159	135	129	123	121	122	147	153	133	115	94	80	78
Thu	90	151	148	161	150	137	127	122	120	119	135	153	130	117	102	83	77
Fri	83	133	138	141	136	130	126	123	118	115	129	129	118	112	106	85	80
Sat	78	81	85	93	119	134	126	129	127	125	122	117	112	122	112	86	80
Sun	77	77	78	79	81	97	119	128	120	123	128	113	111	108	104	87	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	158	160	165	150	134	130	126	123	117	136	142	116	101	85	79	81
Tue	82	156	154	162	152	138	134	111	115	117	146	155	127	108	89	78	77
Wed	91	152	153	173	159	135	129	123	121	122	147	153	133	115	94	80	78
Thu	90	151	148	161	150	137	127	122	120	119	135	153	130	117	102	83	77
Fri	83	133	138	141	136	130	126	123	118	115	129	129	118	112	106	85	80
Sat	78	81	85	93	119	134	126	129	127	125	122	117	112	122	112	86	80
Sun	77	77	78	79	81	97	119	128	120	123	128	113	111	108	104	87	78