Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Norwalk

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Norwalk 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	44	56	64	65	56	48	48	46	46	47	50	50	49	47	43	43	41
Tue	44	57	72	69	61	52	48	47	46	48	51	53	52	49	43	42	41
Wed	45	58	72	71	62	51	48	47	47	48	53	55	54	49	44	42	41
Thu	43	57	64	62	57	51	47	48	48	49	51	54	53	49	45	42	41
Fri	42	50	50	50	50	49	47	49	51	53	53	54	55	51	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	49	51	50	50	51	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	42	46	47	47	47	46	47	44	43	43	43	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Riverside to Norwalk (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Norwalk?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (37 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	64	65	56	48	48	46	46	47	50	50	49	47	43	43	41
Tue	44	57	72	69	61	52	48	47	46	48	51	53	52	49	43	42	41
Wed	45	58	72	71	62	51	48	47	47	48	53	55	54	49	44	42	41
Thu	43	57	64	62	57	51	47	48	48	49	51	54	53	49	45	42	41
Fri	42	50	50	50	50	49	47	49	51	53	53	54	55	51	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	49	51	50	50	51	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	42	46	47	47	47	46	47	44	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	64	65	56	48	48	46	46	47	50	50	49	47	43	43	41
Tue	44	57	72	69	61	52	48	47	46	48	51	53	52	49	43	42	41
Wed	45	58	72	71	62	51	48	47	47	48	53	55	54	49	44	42	41
Thu	43	57	64	62	57	51	47	48	48	49	51	54	53	49	45	42	41
Fri	42	50	50	50	50	49	47	49	51	53	53	54	55	51	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	49	51	50	50	51	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	42	46	47	47	47	46	47	44	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	64	65	56	48	48	46	46	47	50	50	49	47	43	43	41
Tue	44	57	72	69	61	52	48	47	46	48	51	53	52	49	43	42	41
Wed	45	58	72	71	62	51	48	47	47	48	53	55	54	49	44	42	41
Thu	43	57	64	62	57	51	47	48	48	49	51	54	53	49	45	42	41
Fri	42	50	50	50	50	49	47	49	51	53	53	54	55	51	45	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	45	48	49	51	50	50	51	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	42	46	47	47	47	46	47	44	43	43	43	44	41