Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Yucca Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 85 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Yucca Valley 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	80	83	85	92	89	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	90	90	86	86	83
Tue	81	82	86	92	89	87	85	86	87	87	87	92	92	93	87	84	83
Wed	81	83	87	94	94	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	91	91	87	83	82
Thu	81	83	85	93	89	86	85	86	87	87	88	92	91	90	87	84	82
Fri	80	83	84	89	87	85	87	88	89	89	92	93	92	90	89	85	82
Sat	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	85	86	87	86	85	84	85	85	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	84	84	86	86	85	84	84	84	85	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Riverside to Yucca Valley (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (45 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Yucca Valley?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 80 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Yucca Valley?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	80	83	85	92	89	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	90	90	86	86	83
Tue	81	82	86	92	89	87	85	86	87	87	87	92	92	93	87	84	83
Wed	81	83	87	94	94	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	91	91	87	83	82
Thu	81	83	85	93	89	86	85	86	87	87	88	92	91	90	87	84	82
Fri	80	83	84	89	87	85	87	88	89	89	92	93	92	90	89	85	82
Sat	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	85	86	87	86	85	84	85	85	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	84	84	86	86	85	84	84	84	85	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	83	85	92	89	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	90	90	86	86	83
Tue	81	82	86	92	89	87	85	86	87	87	87	92	92	93	87	84	83
Wed	81	83	87	94	94	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	91	91	87	83	82
Thu	81	83	85	93	89	86	85	86	87	87	88	92	91	90	87	84	82
Fri	80	83	84	89	87	85	87	88	89	89	92	93	92	90	89	85	82
Sat	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	85	86	87	86	85	84	85	85	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	84	84	86	86	85	84	84	84	85	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	83	85	92	89	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	90	90	86	86	83
Tue	81	82	86	92	89	87	85	86	87	87	87	92	92	93	87	84	83
Wed	81	83	87	94	94	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	91	91	87	83	82
Thu	81	83	85	93	89	86	85	86	87	87	88	92	91	90	87	84	82
Fri	80	83	84	89	87	85	87	88	89	89	92	93	92	90	89	85	82
Sat	81	81	81	82	82	82	84	85	86	87	86	85	84	85	85	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	84	84	86	86	85	84	84	84	85	85	81