Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Riverside

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 95 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	67	73	83	80	77	77	80	83	87	93	113	124	111	99	82	73	67
Tue	66	73	90	88	79	78	79	80	86	102	121	128	117	102	90	76	66
Wed	65	73	89	86	80	77	79	82	85	96	105	113	103	92	85	76	67
Thu	65	73	87	86	78	80	82	83	91	101	124	129	119	103	84	75	68
Fri	66	70	82	82	81	80	82	90	101	118	134	126	121	103	87	78	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	75	75	79	80	85	89	93	90	91	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	67	69	71	74	75	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Riverside (via SR-91 East and I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Riverside?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 65 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (36 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach · Sherman Oaks to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	73	83	80	77	77	80	83	87	93	113	124	111	99	82	73	67
Tue	66	73	90	88	79	78	79	80	86	102	121	128	117	102	90	76	66
Wed	65	73	89	86	80	77	79	82	85	96	105	113	103	92	85	76	67
Thu	65	73	87	86	78	80	82	83	91	101	124	129	119	103	84	75	68
Fri	66	70	82	82	81	80	82	90	101	118	134	126	121	103	87	78	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	75	75	79	80	85	89	93	90	91	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	67	69	71	74	75	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	73	83	80	77	77	80	83	87	93	113	124	111	99	82	73	67
Tue	66	73	90	88	79	78	79	80	86	102	121	128	117	102	90	76	66
Wed	65	73	89	86	80	77	79	82	85	96	105	113	103	92	85	76	67
Thu	65	73	87	86	78	80	82	83	91	101	124	129	119	103	84	75	68
Fri	66	70	82	82	81	80	82	90	101	118	134	126	121	103	87	78	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	75	75	79	80	85	89	93	90	91	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	67	69	71	74	75	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	73	83	80	77	77	80	83	87	93	113	124	111	99	82	73	67
Tue	66	73	90	88	79	78	79	80	86	102	121	128	117	102	90	76	66
Wed	65	73	89	86	80	77	79	82	85	96	105	113	103	92	85	76	67
Thu	65	73	87	86	78	80	82	83	91	101	124	129	119	103	84	75	68
Fri	66	70	82	82	81	80	82	90	101	118	134	126	121	103	87	78	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	75	75	79	80	85	89	93	90	91	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	67	69	71	74	75	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	69