Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Seal Beach

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Seal Beach 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	51	63	70	69	63	55	55	53	53	55	58	58	59	54	50	49	48
Tue	50	65	75	74	67	58	54	53	54	55	58	63	65	58	51	49	48
Wed	50	62	72	75	69	59	55	55	54	56	60	64	66	60	52	50	47
Thu	50	64	71	69	64	58	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	60	52	49	48
Fri	49	58	59	58	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	64	65	58	52	49	47
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	55	57	57	56	56	55	53	51	49	47
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	52	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Riverside to Seal Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 75 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Seal Beach?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.1 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	51	63	70	69	63	55	55	53	53	55	58	58	59	54	50	49	48
Tue	50	65	75	74	67	58	54	53	54	55	58	63	65	58	51	49	48
Wed	50	62	72	75	69	59	55	55	54	56	60	64	66	60	52	50	47
Thu	50	64	71	69	64	58	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	60	52	49	48
Fri	49	58	59	58	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	64	65	58	52	49	47
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	55	57	57	56	56	55	53	51	49	47
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	52	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	70	69	63	55	55	53	53	55	58	58	59	54	50	49	48
Tue	50	65	75	74	67	58	54	53	54	55	58	63	65	58	51	49	48
Wed	50	62	72	75	69	59	55	55	54	56	60	64	66	60	52	50	47
Thu	50	64	71	69	64	58	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	60	52	49	48
Fri	49	58	59	58	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	64	65	58	52	49	47
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	55	57	57	56	56	55	53	51	49	47
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	52	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	70	69	63	55	55	53	53	55	58	58	59	54	50	49	48
Tue	50	65	75	74	67	58	54	53	54	55	58	63	65	58	51	49	48
Wed	50	62	72	75	69	59	55	55	54	56	60	64	66	60	52	50	47
Thu	50	64	71	69	64	58	55	55	55	56	58	63	66	60	52	49	48
Fri	49	58	59	58	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	64	65	58	52	49	47
Sat	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	55	57	57	56	56	55	53	51	49	47
Sun	48	48	48	48	50	52	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	47