Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Downey to Lake Elsinore
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 63 at this time.
Only 53% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 55 |
| Tue | 55 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 56 |
| Wed | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 63 | 61 | 56 |
| Thu | 55 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 72 | 63 | 60 | 56 |
| Fri | 55 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 89 | 97 | 95 | 84 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 57 |
| Sat | 55 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 56 |
| Sun | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Downey to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).
About 58 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 Downey 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 Downey to Lake Elsinore?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Downey to Lake Elsinore?
The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Downey to Lake Elsinore?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 East in Orange County (27 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) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)
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