Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Lake Elsinore

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Chino Hills 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	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	41	45	49	48	42	38	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	39	40	41	47	52	52	46	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	51	45	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	44	52	59	59	47	40	38	36
Fri	36	38	38	38	39	40	40	43	49	56	64	63	57	50	43	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	45	45	44	44	45	45	43	41	40	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Chino Hills to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Lake Elsinore?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 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	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	41	45	49	48	42	38	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	39	40	41	47	52	52	46	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	51	45	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	44	52	59	59	47	40	38	36
Fri	36	38	38	38	39	40	40	43	49	56	64	63	57	50	43	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	45	45	44	44	45	45	43	41	40	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	41	45	49	48	42	38	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	39	40	41	47	52	52	46	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	51	45	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	44	52	59	59	47	40	38	36
Fri	36	38	38	38	39	40	40	43	49	56	64	63	57	50	43	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	45	45	44	44	45	45	43	41	40	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	41	45	49	48	42	38	38	36
Tue	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	39	40	41	47	52	52	46	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	51	45	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	39	40	39	40	40	40	41	44	52	59	59	47	40	38	36
Fri	36	38	38	38	39	40	40	43	49	56	64	63	57	50	43	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	45	45	44	44	45	45	43	41	40	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	36