Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East and SR-71 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 65% 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 El Monte 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	51	53	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	61	76	76	76	68	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	55	60	57	56	57	57	58	64	78	83	84	71	63	55	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	57	57	58	59	68	79	85	80	69	63	55	52
Thu	51	53	55	59	57	57	58	58	60	70	87	90	84	71	63	54	51
Fri	51	53	54	57	56	57	58	66	76	87	100	98	83	74	66	57	52
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	58	63	62	63	65	66	65	62	58	54	53	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from El Monte to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and I-10 East and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte 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 El Monte to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Lake Elsinore?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	61	76	76	76	68	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	55	60	57	56	57	57	58	64	78	83	84	71	63	55	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	57	57	58	59	68	79	85	80	69	63	55	52
Thu	51	53	55	59	57	57	58	58	60	70	87	90	84	71	63	54	51
Fri	51	53	54	57	56	57	58	66	76	87	100	98	83	74	66	57	52
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	58	63	62	63	65	66	65	62	58	54	53	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	61	76	76	76	68	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	55	60	57	56	57	57	58	64	78	83	84	71	63	55	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	57	57	58	59	68	79	85	80	69	63	55	52
Thu	51	53	55	59	57	57	58	58	60	70	87	90	84	71	63	54	51
Fri	51	53	54	57	56	57	58	66	76	87	100	98	83	74	66	57	52
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	58	63	62	63	65	66	65	62	58	54	53	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	61	76	76	76	68	59	54	51
Tue	51	53	55	60	57	56	57	57	58	64	78	83	84	71	63	55	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	57	57	58	59	68	79	85	80	69	63	55	52
Thu	51	53	55	59	57	57	58	58	60	70	87	90	84	71	63	54	51
Fri	51	53	54	57	56	57	58	66	76	87	100	98	83	74	66	57	52
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	58	63	62	63	65	66	65	62	58	54	53	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	54	51