Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Corona to Lake Elsinore
Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 23 minutes via I-15 South, usually 21 at this time.
Only 70% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Tue | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Wed | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Thu | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Fri | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Sat | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Sun | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Corona to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona 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 Corona to Lake Elsinore?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Corona to Lake Elsinore?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 21 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Corona to Lake Elsinore?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in Orange County (13 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)
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