Best Time to Drive from Riverside to San Pedro

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 35% 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 San Pedro 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	64	82	93	93	82	72	71	69	69	70	76	77	75	67	62	62	60
Tue	64	85	103	101	88	77	72	71	71	73	77	79	79	71	63	60	59
Wed	65	86	100	102	91	75	71	70	72	74	80	83	83	74	64	60	59
Thu	63	83	93	92	84	76	72	74	72	75	78	81	81	74	63	61	59
Fri	61	77	78	77	78	75	71	74	76	78	81	83	84	76	66	60	59
Sat	59	61	62	61	63	66	72	73	75	74	73	74	73	69	64	61	59
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	65	67	68	68	66	67	64	63	63	63	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Riverside to San Pedro (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 105 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to San Pedro?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to San Pedro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 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	64	82	93	93	82	72	71	69	69	70	76	77	75	67	62	62	60
Tue	64	85	103	101	88	77	72	71	71	73	77	79	79	71	63	60	59
Wed	65	86	100	102	91	75	71	70	72	74	80	83	83	74	64	60	59
Thu	63	83	93	92	84	76	72	74	72	75	78	81	81	74	63	61	59
Fri	61	77	78	77	78	75	71	74	76	78	81	83	84	76	66	60	59
Sat	59	61	62	61	63	66	72	73	75	74	73	74	73	69	64	61	59
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	65	67	68	68	66	67	64	63	63	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	82	93	93	82	72	71	69	69	70	76	77	75	67	62	62	60
Tue	64	85	103	101	88	77	72	71	71	73	77	79	79	71	63	60	59
Wed	65	86	100	102	91	75	71	70	72	74	80	83	83	74	64	60	59
Thu	63	83	93	92	84	76	72	74	72	75	78	81	81	74	63	61	59
Fri	61	77	78	77	78	75	71	74	76	78	81	83	84	76	66	60	59
Sat	59	61	62	61	63	66	72	73	75	74	73	74	73	69	64	61	59
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	65	67	68	68	66	67	64	63	63	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	82	93	93	82	72	71	69	69	70	76	77	75	67	62	62	60
Tue	64	85	103	101	88	77	72	71	71	73	77	79	79	71	63	60	59
Wed	65	86	100	102	91	75	71	70	72	74	80	83	83	74	64	60	59
Thu	63	83	93	92	84	76	72	74	72	75	78	81	81	74	63	61	59
Fri	61	77	78	77	78	75	71	74	76	78	81	83	84	76	66	60	59
Sat	59	61	62	61	63	66	72	73	75	74	73	74	73	69	64	61	59
Sun	59	60	60	61	61	65	67	68	68	66	67	64	63	63	63	63	59