Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Riverside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 35% 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.

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 135 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (98 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 135 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 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 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)

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