Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Sun City

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-215 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Sun City 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	27	29	31	37	37	32	33	32	35	37	36	37	37	33	29	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	40	38	34	32	32	35	34	35	42	41	35	30	28	27
Wed	27	29	32	41	40	32	31	33	34	37	37	40	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	29	31	40	37	33	31	33	33	36	38	45	43	36	30	28	27
Fri	27	29	30	33	32	32	34	38	39	41	43	44	41	35	34	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	30	32	34	34	34	34	35	32	31	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Riverside to Sun City (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Sun City 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 Sun City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Sun City?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 27 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Sun City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	37	37	32	33	32	35	37	36	37	37	33	29	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	40	38	34	32	32	35	34	35	42	41	35	30	28	27
Wed	27	29	32	41	40	32	31	33	34	37	37	40	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	29	31	40	37	33	31	33	33	36	38	45	43	36	30	28	27
Fri	27	29	30	33	32	32	34	38	39	41	43	44	41	35	34	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	30	32	34	34	34	34	35	32	31	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	27	29	33	40	38	34	32	32	35	34	35	42	41	35	30	28	27
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Fri	27	29	30	33	32	32	34	38	39	41	43	44	41	35	34	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	30	32	34	34	34	34	35	32	31	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	37	37	32	33	32	35	37	36	37	37	33	29	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	40	38	34	32	32	35	34	35	42	41	35	30	28	27
Wed	27	29	32	41	40	32	31	33	34	37	37	40	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	29	31	40	37	33	31	33	33	36	38	45	43	36	30	28	27
Fri	27	29	30	33	32	32	34	38	39	41	43	44	41	35	34	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	30	32	34	34	34	34	35	32	31	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	27