Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 34% 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	74	94	109	107	93	83	82	80	81	84	90	92	89	77	71	71	69
Tue	74	100	118	115	101	89	83	82	84	88	92	95	94	81	72	70	68
Wed	73	96	110	113	103	88	83	82	84	89	96	101	100	86	73	70	68
Thu	73	97	109	107	97	89	84	87	86	90	95	99	98	85	73	70	69
Fri	71	89	93	90	90	87	83	86	89	93	96	99	100	87	76	70	68
Sat	69	71	72	71	74	76	83	85	87	86	86	87	85	80	74	70	68
Sun	68	69	70	70	71	75	77	78	78	77	77	74	73	73	73	73	68

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 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 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 22 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 before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 118 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 118 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 118 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	74	94	109	107	93	83	82	80	81	84	90	92	89	77	71	71	69
Tue	74	100	118	115	101	89	83	82	84	88	92	95	94	81	72	70	68
Wed	73	96	110	113	103	88	83	82	84	89	96	101	100	86	73	70	68
Thu	73	97	109	107	97	89	84	87	86	90	95	99	98	85	73	70	69
Fri	71	89	93	90	90	87	83	86	89	93	96	99	100	87	76	70	68
Sat	69	71	72	71	74	76	83	85	87	86	86	87	85	80	74	70	68
Sun	68	69	70	70	71	75	77	78	78	77	77	74	73	73	73	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	94	109	107	93	83	82	80	81	84	90	92	89	77	71	71	69
Tue	74	100	118	115	101	89	83	82	84	88	92	95	94	81	72	70	68
Wed	73	96	110	113	103	88	83	82	84	89	96	101	100	86	73	70	68
Thu	73	97	109	107	97	89	84	87	86	90	95	99	98	85	73	70	69
Fri	71	89	93	90	90	87	83	86	89	93	96	99	100	87	76	70	68
Sat	69	71	72	71	74	76	83	85	87	86	86	87	85	80	74	70	68
Sun	68	69	70	70	71	75	77	78	78	77	77	74	73	73	73	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	94	109	107	93	83	82	80	81	84	90	92	89	77	71	71	69
Tue	74	100	118	115	101	89	83	82	84	88	92	95	94	81	72	70	68
Wed	73	96	110	113	103	88	83	82	84	89	96	101	100	86	73	70	68
Thu	73	97	109	107	97	89	84	87	86	90	95	99	98	85	73	70	69
Fri	71	89	93	90	90	87	83	86	89	93	96	99	100	87	76	70	68
Sat	69	71	72	71	74	76	83	85	87	86	86	87	85	80	74	70	68
Sun	68	69	70	70	71	75	77	78	78	77	77	74	73	73	73	73	68