Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Wildomar

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 72 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South and I-5 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Wildomar (via SR-91 East and I-15 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 125 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles to central Wildomar 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 East Los Angeles to Wildomar?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Wildomar?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Wildomar?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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