Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Riverside

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-22 East, usually 47 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Westminster 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	40	41	47	49	46	45	45	46	49	51	59	61	61	52	47	44	41
Tue	40	42	50	52	48	45	45	46	47	55	62	65	64	55	48	46	41
Wed	40	43	51	54	50	46	46	48	47	54	60	64	62	55	49	46	42
Thu	40	43	51	51	48	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	64	55	50	46	42
Fri	40	41	44	47	46	46	47	48	55	62	70	68	64	57	49	46	42
Sat	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	49	50	49	48	45	46	41
Sun	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	43	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Westminster to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Riverside?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	47	49	46	45	45	46	49	51	59	61	61	52	47	44	41
Tue	40	42	50	52	48	45	45	46	47	55	62	65	64	55	48	46	41
Wed	40	43	51	54	50	46	46	48	47	54	60	64	62	55	49	46	42
Thu	40	43	51	51	48	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	64	55	50	46	42
Fri	40	41	44	47	46	46	47	48	55	62	70	68	64	57	49	46	42
Sat	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	49	50	49	48	45	46	41
Sun	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	43	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	47	49	46	45	45	46	49	51	59	61	61	52	47	44	41
Tue	40	42	50	52	48	45	45	46	47	55	62	65	64	55	48	46	41
Wed	40	43	51	54	50	46	46	48	47	54	60	64	62	55	49	46	42
Thu	40	43	51	51	48	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	64	55	50	46	42
Fri	40	41	44	47	46	46	47	48	55	62	70	68	64	57	49	46	42
Sat	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	49	50	49	48	45	46	41
Sun	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	43	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	47	49	46	45	45	46	49	51	59	61	61	52	47	44	41
Tue	40	42	50	52	48	45	45	46	47	55	62	65	64	55	48	46	41
Wed	40	43	51	54	50	46	46	48	47	54	60	64	62	55	49	46	42
Thu	40	43	51	51	48	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	64	55	50	46	42
Fri	40	41	44	47	46	46	47	48	55	62	70	68	64	57	49	46	42
Sat	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	49	50	49	48	45	46	41
Sun	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	43	46	41