Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Burbank 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	71	79	88	90	85	84	87	87	93	99	120	127	113	103	85	75	71
Tue	70	79	96	99	91	89	86	87	90	109	130	135	124	109	92	80	70
Wed	70	79	94	96	94	88	87	90	93	106	118	121	111	102	90	81	72
Thu	70	79	95	96	92	90	90	93	102	119	143	138	128	112	91	80	72
Fri	70	77	89	92	91	88	91	101	122	145	147	139	128	112	94	85	74
Sat	71	73	75	76	84	90	97	96	103	109	110	103	99	94	87	84	74
Sun	70	71	70	73	74	78	82	88	88	89	88	88	84	84	84	85	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Burbank to Lake Elsinore (via I-5 South and SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank 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 Burbank to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	71	79	88	90	85	84	87	87	93	99	120	127	113	103	85	75	71
Tue	70	79	96	99	91	89	86	87	90	109	130	135	124	109	92	80	70
Wed	70	79	94	96	94	88	87	90	93	106	118	121	111	102	90	81	72
Thu	70	79	95	96	92	90	90	93	102	119	143	138	128	112	91	80	72
Fri	70	77	89	92	91	88	91	101	122	145	147	139	128	112	94	85	74
Sat	71	73	75	76	84	90	97	96	103	109	110	103	99	94	87	84	74
Sun	70	71	70	73	74	78	82	88	88	89	88	88	84	84	84	85	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	88	90	85	84	87	87	93	99	120	127	113	103	85	75	71
Tue	70	79	96	99	91	89	86	87	90	109	130	135	124	109	92	80	70
Wed	70	79	94	96	94	88	87	90	93	106	118	121	111	102	90	81	72
Thu	70	79	95	96	92	90	90	93	102	119	143	138	128	112	91	80	72
Fri	70	77	89	92	91	88	91	101	122	145	147	139	128	112	94	85	74
Sat	71	73	75	76	84	90	97	96	103	109	110	103	99	94	87	84	74
Sun	70	71	70	73	74	78	82	88	88	89	88	88	84	84	84	85	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	88	90	85	84	87	87	93	99	120	127	113	103	85	75	71
Tue	70	79	96	99	91	89	86	87	90	109	130	135	124	109	92	80	70
Wed	70	79	94	96	94	88	87	90	93	106	118	121	111	102	90	81	72
Thu	70	79	95	96	92	90	90	93	102	119	143	138	128	112	91	80	72
Fri	70	77	89	92	91	88	91	101	122	145	147	139	128	112	94	85	74
Sat	71	73	75	76	84	90	97	96	103	109	110	103	99	94	87	84	74
Sun	70	71	70	73	74	78	82	88	88	89	88	88	84	84	84	85	73