Best Time to Drive from Seal Beach to Riverside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-22 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Seal Beach 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	47	48	54	55	52	52	52	53	54	59	67	69	69	59	53	51	47
Tue	47	49	58	59	56	53	53	52	55	63	71	73	69	60	54	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	60	56	54	52	55	55	63	68	70	69	60	56	54	49
Thu	47	50	57	57	55	53	53	53	56	60	69	72	70	61	55	52	48
Fri	46	48	52	54	53	52	52	56	62	68	75	74	70	62	56	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	56	58	56	55	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	50	50	49	50	50	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Seal Beach to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Seal Beach to Riverside?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Seal Beach to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 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 Seal Beach (return trip) · Seal Beach to Los Angeles · Seal Beach to Anaheim · Seal Beach to Santa Ana · Seal Beach to Irvine · Seal Beach to San Bernardino · Seal Beach to Fontana · Seal Beach to Oxnard · Seal Beach to Moreno Valley · Seal Beach to Glendale · Seal Beach to Santa Clarita · Seal Beach to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	54	55	52	52	52	53	54	59	67	69	69	59	53	51	47
Tue	47	49	58	59	56	53	53	52	55	63	71	73	69	60	54	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	60	56	54	52	55	55	63	68	70	69	60	56	54	49
Thu	47	50	57	57	55	53	53	53	56	60	69	72	70	61	55	52	48
Fri	46	48	52	54	53	52	52	56	62	68	75	74	70	62	56	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	56	58	56	55	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	50	50	49	50	50	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	54	55	52	52	52	53	54	59	67	69	69	59	53	51	47
Tue	47	49	58	59	56	53	53	52	55	63	71	73	69	60	54	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	60	56	54	52	55	55	63	68	70	69	60	56	54	49
Thu	47	50	57	57	55	53	53	53	56	60	69	72	70	61	55	52	48
Fri	46	48	52	54	53	52	52	56	62	68	75	74	70	62	56	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	56	58	56	55	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	50	50	49	50	50	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	54	55	52	52	52	53	54	59	67	69	69	59	53	51	47
Tue	47	49	58	59	56	53	53	52	55	63	71	73	69	60	54	52	48
Wed	47	50	58	60	56	54	52	55	55	63	68	70	69	60	56	54	49
Thu	47	50	57	57	55	53	53	53	56	60	69	72	70	61	55	52	48
Fri	46	48	52	54	53	52	52	56	62	68	75	74	70	62	56	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	56	58	56	55	53	52	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	50	50	49	50	50	52	47