Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to East Los Angeles

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 85 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West.

Only 14% 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 Fallbrook to East Los Angeles 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	93	117	127	115	104	98	97	97	98	100	100	99	96	92	89	87	86
Tue	92	123	131	118	106	99	97	96	97	101	104	109	102	96	91	89	85
Wed	93	114	128	116	104	98	96	96	97	104	108	109	104	94	89	87	85
Thu	92	117	123	109	102	98	97	97	98	103	109	111	108	98	90	88	85
Fri	90	99	101	101	99	97	98	100	102	111	114	121	113	102	95	89	86
Sat	86	88	88	90	92	94	96	97	97	100	102	98	96	92	91	90	86
Sun	86	86	86	88	92	95	97	97	97	95	95	94	93	93	92	89	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Fallbrook to East Los Angeles (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook to central East Los Angeles 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 Fallbrook to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 94-mile drive usually takes 85 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (31 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (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	93	117	127	115	104	98	97	97	98	100	100	99	96	92	89	87	86
Tue	92	123	131	118	106	99	97	96	97	101	104	109	102	96	91	89	85
Wed	93	114	128	116	104	98	96	96	97	104	108	109	104	94	89	87	85
Thu	92	117	123	109	102	98	97	97	98	103	109	111	108	98	90	88	85
Fri	90	99	101	101	99	97	98	100	102	111	114	121	113	102	95	89	86
Sat	86	88	88	90	92	94	96	97	97	100	102	98	96	92	91	90	86
Sun	86	86	86	88	92	95	97	97	97	95	95	94	93	93	92	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	117	127	115	104	98	97	97	98	100	100	99	96	92	89	87	86
Tue	92	123	131	118	106	99	97	96	97	101	104	109	102	96	91	89	85
Wed	93	114	128	116	104	98	96	96	97	104	108	109	104	94	89	87	85
Thu	92	117	123	109	102	98	97	97	98	103	109	111	108	98	90	88	85
Fri	90	99	101	101	99	97	98	100	102	111	114	121	113	102	95	89	86
Sat	86	88	88	90	92	94	96	97	97	100	102	98	96	92	91	90	86
Sun	86	86	86	88	92	95	97	97	97	95	95	94	93	93	92	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	117	127	115	104	98	97	97	98	100	100	99	96	92	89	87	86
Tue	92	123	131	118	106	99	97	96	97	101	104	109	102	96	91	89	85
Wed	93	114	128	116	104	98	96	96	97	104	108	109	104	94	89	87	85
Thu	92	117	123	109	102	98	97	97	98	103	109	111	108	98	90	88	85
Fri	90	99	101	101	99	97	98	100	102	111	114	121	113	102	95	89	86
Sat	86	88	88	90	92	94	96	97	97	100	102	98	96	92	91	90	86
Sun	86	86	86	88	92	95	97	97	97	95	95	94	93	93	92	89	85