Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Lake Elsinore

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Anaheim to Lake Elsinore 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	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	48	57	62	62	53	47	44	41
Tue	41	44	47	49	46	46	45	45	46	50	60	65	66	58	49	46	42
Wed	41	44	47	48	48	46	45	45	46	50	59	65	64	57	50	46	43
Thu	41	44	47	48	47	47	46	47	48	53	65	72	70	59	51	45	42
Fri	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	58	67	78	77	70	59	52	47	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	51	51	51	52	53	54	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Anaheim to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Lake Elsinore 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 Anaheim to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Lake Elsinore?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.2 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	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	48	57	62	62	53	47	44	41
Tue	41	44	47	49	46	46	45	45	46	50	60	65	66	58	49	46	42
Wed	41	44	47	48	48	46	45	45	46	50	59	65	64	57	50	46	43
Thu	41	44	47	48	47	47	46	47	48	53	65	72	70	59	51	45	42
Fri	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	58	67	78	77	70	59	52	47	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	51	51	51	52	53	54	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	48	57	62	62	53	47	44	41
Tue	41	44	47	49	46	46	45	45	46	50	60	65	66	58	49	46	42
Wed	41	44	47	48	48	46	45	45	46	50	59	65	64	57	50	46	43
Thu	41	44	47	48	47	47	46	47	48	53	65	72	70	59	51	45	42
Fri	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	58	67	78	77	70	59	52	47	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	51	51	51	52	53	54	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	48	57	62	62	53	47	44	41
Tue	41	44	47	49	46	46	45	45	46	50	60	65	66	58	49	46	42
Wed	41	44	47	48	48	46	45	45	46	50	59	65	64	57	50	46	43
Thu	41	44	47	48	47	47	46	47	48	53	65	72	70	59	51	45	42
Fri	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	58	67	78	77	70	59	52	47	43
Sat	41	42	43	43	44	47	51	51	51	52	53	54	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	42