Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Westminster

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Westminster 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	45	56	63	63	55	48	47	45	46	47	49	52	52	47	43	43	42
Tue	44	57	70	68	60	51	48	47	47	48	51	55	56	51	43	42	42
Wed	45	58	70	68	62	51	48	47	47	48	51	54	57	51	45	42	41
Thu	44	57	63	61	56	50	48	48	48	48	49	53	56	51	45	42	42
Fri	42	51	51	51	51	48	47	48	50	51	53	54	56	50	45	43	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	44	45	48	50	51	50	49	50	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	47	48	47	46	47	44	44	43	43	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Riverside to Westminster (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 71 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Westminster?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Westminster?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 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	45	56	63	63	55	48	47	45	46	47	49	52	52	47	43	43	42
Tue	44	57	70	68	60	51	48	47	47	48	51	55	56	51	43	42	42
Wed	45	58	70	68	62	51	48	47	47	48	51	54	57	51	45	42	41
Thu	44	57	63	61	56	50	48	48	48	48	49	53	56	51	45	42	42
Fri	42	51	51	51	51	48	47	48	50	51	53	54	56	50	45	43	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	44	45	48	50	51	50	49	50	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	47	48	47	46	47	44	44	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	56	63	63	55	48	47	45	46	47	49	52	52	47	43	43	42
Tue	44	57	70	68	60	51	48	47	47	48	51	55	56	51	43	42	42
Wed	45	58	70	68	62	51	48	47	47	48	51	54	57	51	45	42	41
Thu	44	57	63	61	56	50	48	48	48	48	49	53	56	51	45	42	42
Fri	42	51	51	51	51	48	47	48	50	51	53	54	56	50	45	43	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	44	45	48	50	51	50	49	50	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	47	48	47	46	47	44	44	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	56	63	63	55	48	47	45	46	47	49	52	52	47	43	43	42
Tue	44	57	70	68	60	51	48	47	47	48	51	55	56	51	43	42	42
Wed	45	58	70	68	62	51	48	47	47	48	51	54	57	51	45	42	41
Thu	44	57	63	61	56	50	48	48	48	48	49	53	56	51	45	42	42
Fri	42	51	51	51	51	48	47	48	50	51	53	54	56	50	45	43	41
Sat	41	42	43	42	44	45	48	50	51	50	49	50	48	46	45	42	41
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	47	48	47	46	47	44	44	43	43	44	41