Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Riverside

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 116 minutes via SR-60 East and I-210 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 29% 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	75	79	80	76	77	80	85	101	123	127	119	100	81	70	67
Tue	67	71	77	81	83	80	79	81	88	107	128	137	127	110	88	73	67
Wed	67	71	77	82	83	83	82	84	89	109	131	136	125	105	90	75	67
Thu	69	71	77	81	83	81	80	84	92	119	137	139	125	109	91	78	68
Fri	67	71	73	80	83	79	84	96	113	132	141	136	122	104	89	80	69
Sat	67	69	69	69	70	74	79	85	89	93	97	95	89	83	77	72	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	72	76	79	82	77	77	75	72	73	72	67

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 67 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 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 22 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 67 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 141 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)

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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	75	79	80	76	77	80	85	101	123	127	119	100	81	70	67
Tue	67	71	77	81	83	80	79	81	88	107	128	137	127	110	88	73	67
Wed	67	71	77	82	83	83	82	84	89	109	131	136	125	105	90	75	67
Thu	69	71	77	81	83	81	80	84	92	119	137	139	125	109	91	78	68
Fri	67	71	73	80	83	79	84	96	113	132	141	136	122	104	89	80	69
Sat	67	69	69	69	70	74	79	85	89	93	97	95	89	83	77	72	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	72	76	79	82	77	77	75	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	75	79	80	76	77	80	85	101	123	127	119	100	81	70	67
Tue	67	71	77	81	83	80	79	81	88	107	128	137	127	110	88	73	67
Wed	67	71	77	82	83	83	82	84	89	109	131	136	125	105	90	75	67
Thu	69	71	77	81	83	81	80	84	92	119	137	139	125	109	91	78	68
Fri	67	71	73	80	83	79	84	96	113	132	141	136	122	104	89	80	69
Sat	67	69	69	69	70	74	79	85	89	93	97	95	89	83	77	72	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	72	76	79	82	77	77	75	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	75	79	80	76	77	80	85	101	123	127	119	100	81	70	67
Tue	67	71	77	81	83	80	79	81	88	107	128	137	127	110	88	73	67
Wed	67	71	77	82	83	83	82	84	89	109	131	136	125	105	90	75	67
Thu	69	71	77	81	83	81	80	84	92	119	137	139	125	109	91	78	68
Fri	67	71	73	80	83	79	84	96	113	132	141	136	122	104	89	80	69
Sat	67	69	69	69	70	74	79	85	89	93	97	95	89	83	77	72	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	72	76	79	82	77	77	75	72	73	72	67