Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Riverside

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 137 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Van Nuys 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	70	74	74	76	75	77	78	81	96	116	123	111	94	76	69	67
Tue	68	70	78	76	79	78	77	79	83	102	123	127	117	104	83	72	67
Wed	67	72	78	79	82	79	79	81	85	105	123	130	119	101	83	72	66
Thu	68	70	77	77	80	77	77	79	88	114	134	136	128	106	88	74	67
Fri	67	70	73	76	79	77	81	91	111	129	137	132	117	100	86	76	68
Sat	67	69	69	70	70	72	76	80	84	90	92	90	83	78	72	71	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	72	72	70	71	72	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Van Nuys to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Riverside?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 66 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

Riverside to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	74	74	76	75	77	78	81	96	116	123	111	94	76	69	67
Tue	68	70	78	76	79	78	77	79	83	102	123	127	117	104	83	72	67
Wed	67	72	78	79	82	79	79	81	85	105	123	130	119	101	83	72	66
Thu	68	70	77	77	80	77	77	79	88	114	134	136	128	106	88	74	67
Fri	67	70	73	76	79	77	81	91	111	129	137	132	117	100	86	76	68
Sat	67	69	69	70	70	72	76	80	84	90	92	90	83	78	72	71	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	72	72	70	71	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	74	74	76	75	77	78	81	96	116	123	111	94	76	69	67
Tue	68	70	78	76	79	78	77	79	83	102	123	127	117	104	83	72	67
Wed	67	72	78	79	82	79	79	81	85	105	123	130	119	101	83	72	66
Thu	68	70	77	77	80	77	77	79	88	114	134	136	128	106	88	74	67
Fri	67	70	73	76	79	77	81	91	111	129	137	132	117	100	86	76	68
Sat	67	69	69	70	70	72	76	80	84	90	92	90	83	78	72	71	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	72	72	70	71	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	74	74	76	75	77	78	81	96	116	123	111	94	76	69	67
Tue	68	70	78	76	79	78	77	79	83	102	123	127	117	104	83	72	67
Wed	67	72	78	79	82	79	79	81	85	105	123	130	119	101	83	72	66
Thu	68	70	77	77	80	77	77	79	88	114	134	136	128	106	88	74	67
Fri	67	70	73	76	79	77	81	91	111	129	137	132	117	100	86	76	68
Sat	67	69	69	70	70	72	76	80	84	90	92	90	83	78	72	71	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	72	72	70	71	72	66