Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 72 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	72	91	103	98	90	81	80	77	79	83	89	88	87	77	72	71	69
Tue	77	111	126	116	102	89	84	82	84	88	93	97	95	82	73	70	69
Wed	76	107	119	116	103	87	83	82	84	90	97	101	101	87	74	70	68
Thu	76	106	116	110	96	88	85	85	85	91	96	99	98	85	74	70	69
Fri	73	99	102	94	90	86	85	88	91	94	98	101	99	89	76	70	68
Sat	69	72	73	73	73	74	79	82	84	84	86	88	87	80	75	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	75	77	77	78	78	78	77	75	75	74	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Riverside to Rancho Palos Verdes (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 68 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (45 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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	72	91	103	98	90	81	80	77	79	83	89	88	87	77	72	71	69
Tue	77	111	126	116	102	89	84	82	84	88	93	97	95	82	73	70	69
Wed	76	107	119	116	103	87	83	82	84	90	97	101	101	87	74	70	68
Thu	76	106	116	110	96	88	85	85	85	91	96	99	98	85	74	70	69
Fri	73	99	102	94	90	86	85	88	91	94	98	101	99	89	76	70	68
Sat	69	72	73	73	73	74	79	82	84	84	86	88	87	80	75	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	75	77	77	78	78	78	77	75	75	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	103	98	90	81	80	77	79	83	89	88	87	77	72	71	69
Tue	77	111	126	116	102	89	84	82	84	88	93	97	95	82	73	70	69
Wed	76	107	119	116	103	87	83	82	84	90	97	101	101	87	74	70	68
Thu	76	106	116	110	96	88	85	85	85	91	96	99	98	85	74	70	69
Fri	73	99	102	94	90	86	85	88	91	94	98	101	99	89	76	70	68
Sat	69	72	73	73	73	74	79	82	84	84	86	88	87	80	75	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	75	77	77	78	78	78	77	75	75	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	103	98	90	81	80	77	79	83	89	88	87	77	72	71	69
Tue	77	111	126	116	102	89	84	82	84	88	93	97	95	82	73	70	69
Wed	76	107	119	116	103	87	83	82	84	90	97	101	101	87	74	70	68
Thu	76	106	116	110	96	88	85	85	85	91	96	99	98	85	74	70	69
Fri	73	99	102	94	90	86	85	88	91	94	98	101	99	89	76	70	68
Sat	69	72	73	73	73	74	79	82	84	84	86	88	87	80	75	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	75	77	77	78	78	78	77	75	75	74	73	69