Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-15 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Fontana 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	41	44	46	48	46	46	47	46	46	47	51	53	52	46	44	43	41
Tue	40	44	46	50	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	56	55	50	43	42	40
Wed	40	43	45	50	46	46	48	45	46	48	53	57	56	49	43	42	41
Thu	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	47	48	53	57	62	61	52	45	43	41
Fri	40	42	44	46	45	44	46	49	55	57	64	63	58	51	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	47	51	52	51	52	51	50	47	45	42	41	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Fontana to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana 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 Fontana to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fontana to Lake Elsinore?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Fontana (return trip) · Fontana to Los Angeles · Fontana to Long Beach · Fontana to Anaheim · Fontana to Santa Ana · Fontana to Irvine · Fontana to San Bernardino · Fontana to Moreno Valley · Fontana to Huntington Beach · Fontana to Glendale · Fontana to Santa Clarita · Fontana to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	46	48	46	46	47	46	46	47	51	53	52	46	44	43	41
Tue	40	44	46	50	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	56	55	50	43	42	40
Wed	40	43	45	50	46	46	48	45	46	48	53	57	56	49	43	42	41
Thu	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	47	48	53	57	62	61	52	45	43	41
Fri	40	42	44	46	45	44	46	49	55	57	64	63	58	51	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	47	51	52	51	52	51	50	47	45	42	41	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	46	48	46	46	47	46	46	47	51	53	52	46	44	43	41
Tue	40	44	46	50	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	56	55	50	43	42	40
Wed	40	43	45	50	46	46	48	45	46	48	53	57	56	49	43	42	41
Thu	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	47	48	53	57	62	61	52	45	43	41
Fri	40	42	44	46	45	44	46	49	55	57	64	63	58	51	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	47	51	52	51	52	51	50	47	45	42	41	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	46	48	46	46	47	46	46	47	51	53	52	46	44	43	41
Tue	40	44	46	50	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	56	55	50	43	42	40
Wed	40	43	45	50	46	46	48	45	46	48	53	57	56	49	43	42	41
Thu	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	47	48	53	57	62	61	52	45	43	41
Fri	40	42	44	46	45	44	46	49	55	57	64	63	58	51	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	47	51	52	51	52	51	50	47	45	42	41	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	42	40