How far is Riverside, CA from Bayside, CA?

The driving distance from Riverside, CA to Bayside, CA is about 701 miles (1128.1 km), with a travel time of about 13h 39m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 600 miles (965.6 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 27h 18m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
700.98 mi
13h 39m
Flight
600 mi
965.61 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
600 mi
Kilometers
965.61 km
Flight Time
01h 12m

Driving Distance

Road route
700.98 mi
Kilometers
1128.12 km
Drive Time
13h 39m

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Drive time stays fixed at 13h 39m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Bayside
Fri, Oct 16, 5:07 AM PDT
Return by in Riverside
Fri, Oct 16, 6:46 PM PDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Riverside
2026-10-15T15:27
Arrive Bayside
Fri, Oct 16, 5:07 AM PDT
Route Timing
13h 39m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
7:39 PM to 9:09 PM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
8:42 AM PDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Riverside
8:00 PM PDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Patterson
CA

City in Stanislaus County, California, United States

From Riverside
350.5 mi
06h 49m
To Bayside
350.5 mi
06h 49m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
86°F
This Afternoon

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 12:00 PM PDT
Wind
15 to 20 mph N
Destination
70°F
Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
0 to 5 mph N

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Riverside and Bayside.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Riverside and Bayside.

  1. 1

    Start on the route

    55 m · 14 sec

  2. 2

    Turn right

    29 m · 7 sec

  3. 3

    Turn right onto Magnolia Avenue

    70 m · 15 sec · Magnolia Avenue

  4. 4

    Turn left onto Central Avenue

    3.5 mi · 6 min · Central Avenue

  5. 5

    Turn right onto Van Buren Boulevard

    6.1 mi · 8 min · Van Buren Boulevard

  6. 6

    Continue on Mission Boulevard

    1434 ft · 24 sec · Mission Boulevard

  7. 7

    Take the ramp slight left toward CA 60 West

    1617 ft · 41 sec

  8. 8

    Merge slight left onto Pomona Freeway

    12.1 mi · 14 min · Pomona Freeway

  9. 9

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 71 South, CA 71 North: Corona, Pomona

    1213 ft · 30 sec

  10. 10

    Keep slight right to continue on CA 71 North: Pomona

    2510 ft · 1 min

  11. 11

    Keep slight left

    811 ft · 20 sec

  12. 12

    Merge slight left onto Chino Valley Freeway

    3.5 mi · 4 min · Chino Valley Freeway

  13. 13

    Keep slight left to continue on CA 57 North

    1.2 km · 2 min

  14. 14

    Continue straight

    3.4 mi · 4 min

  15. 15

    Keep slight left to continue on I 210 West: Pasadena

    1.1 mi · 2 min

  16. 16

    Merge slight left onto Foothill Freeway

    18.3 mi · 21 min · Foothill Freeway

  17. 17

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    25.6 mi · 30 min · Foothill Freeway

  18. 18

    Keep slight right

    686 ft · 9 sec

  19. 19

    Merge slight right

    1.6 km · 1 min

  20. 20

    Keep slight left

    36.1 mi · 42 min

  21. 21

    Keep slight left to continue on Golden State Freeway

    22.3 mi · 25 min · Golden State Freeway

  22. 22

    Keep slight right to continue on Westside Freeway

    225.6 mi · 4 hr 2 min · Westside Freeway

  23. 23

    Keep slight left to continue on William Elton Brown Freeway

    15.9 mi · 17 min · William Elton Brown Freeway

  24. 24

    Keep slight right to continue on William Elton Brown Freeway

    1.1 mi · 1 min · William Elton Brown Freeway

  25. 25

    Merge slight left onto Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway

    18 mi · 21 min · Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway

  26. 26

    Keep slight right to continue on Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway

  27. 27

    Take the exit slight right toward I 680 South, I 680 North: San Jose, Sacramento, Concord, Walnut Creek

    857 ft · 16 sec

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 680 North: Walnut Creek, Concord, Sacramento

    1614 ft · 30 sec

  29. 29

    Merge slight left onto Donald D Doyle Highway

    15.2 mi · 18 min · Donald D Doyle Highway

  30. 30

    Continue on Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

    5 mi · 6 min · Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

  31. 31

    Keep slight left to continue on Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

    6 mi · 7 min · Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

  32. 32

    Keep slight left to continue on Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

    74 m · 3 sec · Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Senator Daniel E Boatwright Highway

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on I 780: Benicia

    6.7 mi · 8 min

  35. 35

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East: Sacramento

    1379 ft · 34 sec

  36. 36

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Sacramento

    137 m · 11 sec

  37. 37

    Merge slight left onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    2.7 mi · 3 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  38. 38

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 37: Napa, Novato, Auto Mall, Columbus Parkway

    752 ft · 18 sec

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on CA 37: Napa

    2517 ft · 1 min

  40. 40

    Continue on CA 37

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  41. 41

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 29: Napa, Sonoma Boulevard

    1912 ft · 51 sec

  42. 42

    Turn right onto Sonoma Boulevard

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Sonoma Boulevard

  43. 43

    Continue on Broadway Street

    4 mi · 5 min · Broadway Street

  44. 44

    Continue on Napa–Vallejo Highway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Napa–Vallejo Highway

  45. 45

    Continue on Saint Helena Highway

    21.7 mi · 26 min · Saint Helena Highway

  46. 46

    Continue on Main Street

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Main Street

  47. 47

    Continue on Saint Helena Highway

    6.8 mi · 8 min · Saint Helena Highway

  48. 48

    Continue on Foothill Boulevard

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Foothill Boulevard

  49. 49

    Continue on Saint Helena Highway

    16.1 mi · 18 min · Saint Helena Highway

  50. 50

    Continue on Saint Helena Highway

    6.6 mi · 8 min · Saint Helena Highway

  51. 51

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Geyserville Avenue

    1.5 km · 1 min · Geyserville Avenue

  52. 52

    Turn left onto Canyon Road

    110 m · 7 sec · Canyon Road

  53. 53

    Take the exit right

    1615 ft · 39 sec

  54. 54

    Merge slight left onto Redwood Highway

    55.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min · Redwood Highway

  55. 55

    Continue on Willits Bypass

    4.5 mi · 5 min · Willits Bypass

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right

    1.1 km · 48 sec

  57. 57

    Merge slight left onto Willits Bypass

    1236 ft · 16 sec · Willits Bypass

  58. 58

    Continue on Redwood Highway

    128.9 mi · 2 hr 38 min · Redwood Highway

  59. 59

    Continue on Broadway Street

    2.9 mi · 6 min · Broadway Street

  60. 60

    Turn right onto West 5th Street

    1.4 mi · 4 min · West 5th Street

  61. 61

    Continue on Redwood Highway

    4.4 mi · 7 min · Redwood Highway

  62. 62

    Take the exit slight right

    900 ft · 25 sec

  63. 63

    Turn straight onto Bayside Cutoff

    1994 ft · 58 sec · Bayside Cutoff

  64. 64

    Turn left onto Old Arcata Road

    1.1 km · 1 min · Old Arcata Road

  65. 65

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Jacoby Creek Road

    8 m · 1 sec · Jacoby Creek Road

  66. 66

    Exit the roundabout onto Jacoby Creek Road

    14 m · 2 sec · Jacoby Creek Road

  67. 67

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Jacoby Creek Road

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Riverside and Bayside.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
67 steps
12 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
20
9 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
9.6 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Westside Freeway
226 mi · 32%
Redwood Highway
189 mi · 27%
Foothill Freeway
81.2 mi · 12%
Saint Helena Highway
51.2 mi · 7%
Golden State Freeway
22.3 mi · 3%
Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway
19.6 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

Westside Freeway

Keep slight right to continue on Westside Freeway

226 mi · 04h 02m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
13h 39m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
27h 18m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+101 mi
600 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Patterson
06h 49m from Riverside
Leave By
8:42 AM PDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Riverside and Mostly Sunny near Bayside.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 701 miles (1128.1 km) and usually takes 13h 39m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Patterson is a useful midpoint, sitting about 350.5 miles from Riverside and 350.5 miles from Bayside.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 600 miles (965.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 101 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $154.83 one way or $309.67 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 219.8 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Riverside and Mostly Sunny near Bayside.

Stop Ideas Near Patterson

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Patterson, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Patterson.

RAIL

Modesto station

29 mi away
1700 Held Drive
RAIL

Denair station

30 mi away
3800 Santa Fe Avenue
RAIL

Tracy, CA

37 mi away
4800 Tracy Boulevard
RAIL

Manteca, CA

38 mi away
17800 Shideler Parkway

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Riverside and Bayside. Straight-line distance: 600 mi (965.61 km).

Riverside

#1 Riverside

The most populous city in Riverside County, California and the center of the Riverside metropolitan area.

Population330,786
Coordinates33.9533500, -117.3961600
Altitude252
CountryUnited States
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#2 Bayside

Lying at an elevation of roughly 30 feet, this unincorporated community is situated on coastal lowlands between Arcata and Eureka in Humboldt County.

Population0
Coordinates40.8423500, -124.0636700
Altitude9
CountryUnited States
Start: Riverside (-117.39616, 33.95335)
End: Bayside (-124.06367, 40.84235)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1128 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)23h 21m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)17h 31m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)14h 01m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)11h 40m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)10h 00m
80 mph (129 km/h)08h 44m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
24.73 gal
93.63 L · about $154.83
Round trip
$309.67
49.46 gal · 187.26 L
Estimated CO2
219.8 kg one way
Round trip: 439.6 kg / 969 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $6.26 $154.83 $309.67
Mid-grade $6.50 $160.72 $321.44
Premium $6.69 $165.42 $330.84
Diesel $8.41 $208.05 $416.11

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in California · Oct 15, 2026

There is no time difference between Riverside and Bayside. The current time is 15:27:59.

Distance to Other Cities

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