Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Yorba Linda

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 28 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Yorba Linda 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	31	41	49	48	40	33	32	30	30	31	32	33	32	31	28	28	27
Tue	29	42	53	53	45	36	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	33	28	28	27
Wed	31	45	56	53	46	35	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	29	28	27
Thu	29	42	49	45	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	30	28	27
Fri	28	37	36	34	34	33	31	32	34	33	33	34	36	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	36	35	34	35	34	31	30	28	27
Sun	26	27	28	27	28	31	32	32	32	31	32	29	29	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Riverside to Yorba Linda (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Yorba Linda?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	49	48	40	33	32	30	30	31	32	33	32	31	28	28	27
Tue	29	42	53	53	45	36	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	33	28	28	27
Wed	31	45	56	53	46	35	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	29	28	27
Thu	29	42	49	45	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	30	28	27
Fri	28	37	36	34	34	33	31	32	34	33	33	34	36	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	36	35	34	35	34	31	30	28	27
Sun	26	27	28	27	28	31	32	32	32	31	32	29	29	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	49	48	40	33	32	30	30	31	32	33	32	31	28	28	27
Tue	29	42	53	53	45	36	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	33	28	28	27
Wed	31	45	56	53	46	35	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	29	28	27
Thu	29	42	49	45	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	30	28	27
Fri	28	37	36	34	34	33	31	32	34	33	33	34	36	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	36	35	34	35	34	31	30	28	27
Sun	26	27	28	27	28	31	32	32	32	31	32	29	29	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	49	48	40	33	32	30	30	31	32	33	32	31	28	28	27
Tue	29	42	53	53	45	36	32	31	31	32	32	34	32	33	28	28	27
Wed	31	45	56	53	46	35	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	29	28	27
Thu	29	42	49	45	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	30	28	27
Fri	28	37	36	34	34	33	31	32	34	33	33	34	36	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	30	33	35	36	35	34	35	34	31	30	28	27
Sun	26	27	28	27	28	31	32	32	32	31	32	29	29	28	28	28	27