Best Time to Drive from Yucca Valley to Riverside

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Yucca Valley 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	78	85	93	82	78	79	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	79	78	78	78
Tue	78	88	101	83	79	78	79	81	80	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77
Wed	78	89	97	82	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	80	80	78	78	78	77
Thu	78	88	94	83	79	79	79	82	81	83	82	82	80	81	79	78	77
Fri	78	82	85	80	79	80	80	81	82	84	82	82	80	79	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	79	78	79	78	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	81	83	82	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Yucca Valley to Riverside (via I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (41 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yucca Valley to Riverside?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 77 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucca Valley to Riverside?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Riverside to Yucca Valley (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	93	82	78	79	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	79	78	78	78
Tue	78	88	101	83	79	78	79	81	80	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77
Wed	78	89	97	82	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	80	80	78	78	78	77
Thu	78	88	94	83	79	79	79	82	81	83	82	82	80	81	79	78	77
Fri	78	82	85	80	79	80	80	81	82	84	82	82	80	79	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	79	78	79	78	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	81	83	82	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	93	82	78	79	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	79	78	78	78
Tue	78	88	101	83	79	78	79	81	80	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77
Wed	78	89	97	82	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	80	80	78	78	78	77
Thu	78	88	94	83	79	79	79	82	81	83	82	82	80	81	79	78	77
Fri	78	82	85	80	79	80	80	81	82	84	82	82	80	79	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	79	78	79	78	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	81	83	82	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	93	82	78	79	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	79	78	78	78
Tue	78	88	101	83	79	78	79	81	80	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77
Wed	78	89	97	82	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	80	80	78	78	78	77
Thu	78	88	94	83	79	79	79	82	81	83	82	82	80	81	79	78	77
Fri	78	82	85	80	79	80	80	81	82	84	82	82	80	79	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	79	78	79	78	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	81	83	82	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	77