Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Lake Elsinore

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-15 South, usually 92 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 Apple Valley 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	85	115	128	114	93	91	89	90	92	96	100	97	93	85	85	84	80
Tue	82	107	120	103	91	89	86	86	89	95	98	94	95	85	83	82	79
Wed	84	97	108	96	87	86	85	85	87	90	92	95	92	84	83	83	79
Thu	82	97	108	97	89	88	87	91	95	100	107	107	100	88	84	82	79
Fri	79	89	92	94	90	90	92	97	102	113	112	109	102	93	88	83	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	84	91	94	94	94	96	96	92	91	87	83	81	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	81	83	86	88	90	93	95	92	92	91	89	86	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Apple Valley to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Lake Elsinore?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 79 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	115	128	114	93	91	89	90	92	96	100	97	93	85	85	84	80
Tue	82	107	120	103	91	89	86	86	89	95	98	94	95	85	83	82	79
Wed	84	97	108	96	87	86	85	85	87	90	92	95	92	84	83	83	79
Thu	82	97	108	97	89	88	87	91	95	100	107	107	100	88	84	82	79
Fri	79	89	92	94	90	90	92	97	102	113	112	109	102	93	88	83	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	84	91	94	94	94	96	96	92	91	87	83	81	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	81	83	86	88	90	93	95	92	92	91	89	86	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	115	128	114	93	91	89	90	92	96	100	97	93	85	85	84	80
Tue	82	107	120	103	91	89	86	86	89	95	98	94	95	85	83	82	79
Wed	84	97	108	96	87	86	85	85	87	90	92	95	92	84	83	83	79
Thu	82	97	108	97	89	88	87	91	95	100	107	107	100	88	84	82	79
Fri	79	89	92	94	90	90	92	97	102	113	112	109	102	93	88	83	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	84	91	94	94	94	96	96	92	91	87	83	81	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	81	83	86	88	90	93	95	92	92	91	89	86	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	115	128	114	93	91	89	90	92	96	100	97	93	85	85	84	80
Tue	82	107	120	103	91	89	86	86	89	95	98	94	95	85	83	82	79
Wed	84	97	108	96	87	86	85	85	87	90	92	95	92	84	83	83	79
Thu	82	97	108	97	89	88	87	91	95	100	107	107	100	88	84	82	79
Fri	79	89	92	94	90	90	92	97	102	113	112	109	102	93	88	83	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	84	91	94	94	94	96	96	92	91	87	83	81	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	81	83	86	88	90	93	95	92	92	91	89	86	78