Best Time to Drive from Compton to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Compton 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	58	60	65	66	64	63	63	65	65	71	80	82	79	69	63	60	57
Tue	57	62	72	73	70	66	65	66	69	78	93	94	91	78	67	62	58
Wed	57	62	70	71	70	67	65	67	68	78	90	96	91	80	70	64	58
Thu	57	63	70	72	70	67	67	68	71	79	98	102	93	81	68	63	58
Fri	57	60	67	68	67	67	69	77	85	100	110	107	96	83	72	64	59
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	67	72	72	74	76	77	75	72	67	65	64	57
Sun	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	63	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Compton to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 110 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	65	66	64	63	63	65	65	71	80	82	79	69	63	60	57
Tue	57	62	72	73	70	66	65	66	69	78	93	94	91	78	67	62	58
Wed	57	62	70	71	70	67	65	67	68	78	90	96	91	80	70	64	58
Thu	57	63	70	72	70	67	67	68	71	79	98	102	93	81	68	63	58
Fri	57	60	67	68	67	67	69	77	85	100	110	107	96	83	72	64	59
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	67	72	72	74	76	77	75	72	67	65	64	57
Sun	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	65	66	64	63	63	65	65	71	80	82	79	69	63	60	57
Tue	57	62	72	73	70	66	65	66	69	78	93	94	91	78	67	62	58
Wed	57	62	70	71	70	67	65	67	68	78	90	96	91	80	70	64	58
Thu	57	63	70	72	70	67	67	68	71	79	98	102	93	81	68	63	58
Fri	57	60	67	68	67	67	69	77	85	100	110	107	96	83	72	64	59
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	67	72	72	74	76	77	75	72	67	65	64	57
Sun	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	65	66	64	63	63	65	65	71	80	82	79	69	63	60	57
Tue	57	62	72	73	70	66	65	66	69	78	93	94	91	78	67	62	58
Wed	57	62	70	71	70	67	65	67	68	78	90	96	91	80	70	64	58
Thu	57	63	70	72	70	67	67	68	71	79	98	102	93	81	68	63	58
Fri	57	60	67	68	67	67	69	77	85	100	110	107	96	83	72	64	59
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	67	72	72	74	76	77	75	72	67	65	64	57
Sun	57	58	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	63	58