Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Buena Park 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	44	46	50	53	50	48	48	49	50	54	62	65	65	55	50	47	44
Tue	44	47	53	57	53	50	49	49	52	55	65	69	68	60	51	49	45
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	51	49	50	51	55	63	70	67	59	52	49	45
Thu	44	47	53	57	53	50	50	50	52	59	69	76	73	62	52	48	45
Fri	43	46	50	51	49	50	50	57	63	74	83	83	74	63	54	50	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	51	55	56	57	59	60	60	57	54	51	50	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Buena Park to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Lake Elsinore?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.5 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	44	46	50	53	50	48	48	49	50	54	62	65	65	55	50	47	44
Tue	44	47	53	57	53	50	49	49	52	55	65	69	68	60	51	49	45
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	51	49	50	51	55	63	70	67	59	52	49	45
Thu	44	47	53	57	53	50	50	50	52	59	69	76	73	62	52	48	45
Fri	43	46	50	51	49	50	50	57	63	74	83	83	74	63	54	50	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	51	55	56	57	59	60	60	57	54	51	50	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	50	53	50	48	48	49	50	54	62	65	65	55	50	47	44
Tue	44	47	53	57	53	50	49	49	52	55	65	69	68	60	51	49	45
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	51	49	50	51	55	63	70	67	59	52	49	45
Thu	44	47	53	57	53	50	50	50	52	59	69	76	73	62	52	48	45
Fri	43	46	50	51	49	50	50	57	63	74	83	83	74	63	54	50	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	51	55	56	57	59	60	60	57	54	51	50	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	50	53	50	48	48	49	50	54	62	65	65	55	50	47	44
Tue	44	47	53	57	53	50	49	49	52	55	65	69	68	60	51	49	45
Wed	43	46	51	54	53	51	49	50	51	55	63	70	67	59	52	49	45
Thu	44	47	53	57	53	50	50	50	52	59	69	76	73	62	52	48	45
Fri	43	46	50	51	49	50	50	57	63	74	83	83	74	63	54	50	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	51	55	56	57	59	60	60	57	54	51	50	45
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	45