Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Riverside

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 North and SR-241 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 55% 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 San Juan Capistrano to Riverside 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	46	47	51	52	50	50	50	51	54	56	61	61	61	54	51	50	46
Tue	46	47	53	53	50	50	51	50	52	59	63	64	61	54	52	51	47
Wed	46	47	53	54	50	50	50	51	53	58	59	60	60	53	51	50	47
Thu	45	47	52	52	50	50	50	51	53	57	62	64	62	54	52	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	50	49	51	51	53	59	62	67	65	62	58	53	50	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	51	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Riverside (via SR-91 East and I-5 North and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano to central Riverside 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 San Juan Capistrano to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Riverside?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 45 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to San Juan Capistrano (return trip) · San Juan Capistrano to Los Angeles · San Juan Capistrano to San Diego · San Juan Capistrano to Long Beach · San Juan Capistrano to Anaheim · San Juan Capistrano to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	51	52	50	50	50	51	54	56	61	61	61	54	51	50	46
Tue	46	47	53	53	50	50	51	50	52	59	63	64	61	54	52	51	47
Wed	46	47	53	54	50	50	50	51	53	58	59	60	60	53	51	50	47
Thu	45	47	52	52	50	50	50	51	53	57	62	64	62	54	52	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	50	49	51	51	53	59	62	67	65	62	58	53	50	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	51	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	51	52	50	50	50	51	54	56	61	61	61	54	51	50	46
Tue	46	47	53	53	50	50	51	50	52	59	63	64	61	54	52	51	47
Wed	46	47	53	54	50	50	50	51	53	58	59	60	60	53	51	50	47
Thu	45	47	52	52	50	50	50	51	53	57	62	64	62	54	52	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	50	49	51	51	53	59	62	67	65	62	58	53	50	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	51	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	51	52	50	50	50	51	54	56	61	61	61	54	51	50	46
Tue	46	47	53	53	50	50	51	50	52	59	63	64	61	54	52	51	47
Wed	46	47	53	54	50	50	50	51	53	58	59	60	60	53	51	50	47
Thu	45	47	52	52	50	50	50	51	53	57	62	64	62	54	52	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	50	49	51	51	53	59	62	67	65	62	58	53	50	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	51	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	49	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	46