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Driving Directions
From Ontario/Pasadena/Los Angeles:
Take the I-10 E or I-210 E/San Bernardino to I-15 S/San Diego. Take CA-60 E/Riverside. Exit Market Street and Turn Right. Continue 1.3 miles and Turn Left on Mission Inn Avenue.
Driving Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (in moderate traffic)
From Palm Springs
Follow CA-111 N to I-10 W. Continue on I-10 W. Take CA-60 W/Riverside to CA-91 W/Beach Cities. Take the Mission Inn Avenue Exit toward Downtown. Turn Right onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving time: 1 hour
From San Diego
Take I-15 N to I-215 N to CA-91 E/Riverside. Exit Mission Inn Avenue towards downtown. Turn Left onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
From Ontario
Take the I-10 E/San Bernardino to I-15 S/San Diego. Take CA-60 E/Riverside. Exit Market Street and Turn Right. Continue 1.3 miles and Turn Left on Mission Inn Avenue.
Driving time: 20 minutes
From Long Beach
Take I-710 N/Pasadena to CA-91 E/Riverside. Exit University Avenue. Continue past University Ave one block to Mission Inn Ave. Turn Left onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving time: 1 hours 30 minutes
From Orange County/John Wayne Airport
Take I-405 N to CA-55-N/Anaheim-Riverside. Take CA-91 E/Riverside. Exit University Avenue. Continue past University Ave one block to Mission Inn Ave. Turn Left onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving time: 40 minutes (in moderate traffic)
From Phoenix
Take I-10 W/Los Angeles for 317 miles. Take CA-60 W/Riverside to CA-91 W/Beach Cities. Take the Mission Inn Avenue Exit toward Downtown. Turn Right onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving time: 5 hours 30 minutes
From Las Vegas
Take I-15 S/Los Angeles for 235 miles. Take I-215 S/San Bernardino-Riverside. I-215 S becomes CA-91 W. Take the Mission Inn Avenue Exit toward Downtown. Turn Right onto Mission Inn Avenue and proceed three blocks to The Mission Inn.
Driving time: 3 hours 45 minutes
Nearest Airport
LA/Ontario International Airport: 17 miles/23 kilometers, 26 minutes. John Wayne Airport: 43 miles/69 kilometers, 1 hour. Los Angeles International Airport: 70 miles/113 kilometers, 1 hour and 22 minutes. San Diego International Airport: 101 miles/163 kilometers, 1 hour and 42 minutes.
Hotel Address
3649 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside
California, United States 92501
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