Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Lake Elsinore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Garden Grove 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	45	48	49	51	50	49	48	49	49	53	62	65	66	57	51	48	45
Tue	45	48	51	53	51	50	49	49	50	55	65	71	71	63	53	50	46
Wed	45	48	51	52	53	50	49	50	50	55	64	69	67	60	54	50	46
Thu	45	48	51	52	51	50	50	50	52	57	67	72	73	62	54	50	46
Fri	45	46	49	50	50	49	50	55	62	71	80	79	72	63	56	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	55	56	55	57	59	59	57	55	52	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Garden Grove to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Lake Elsinore?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Garden Grove (return trip) · Garden Grove to Fontana · Garden Grove to Moreno Valley · Garden Grove to Oceanside · Garden Grove to Lancaster · Garden Grove to Palmdale · Garden Grove to Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville · Garden Grove to Carlsbad · Garden Grove to Costa Mesa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	49	51	50	49	48	49	49	53	62	65	66	57	51	48	45
Tue	45	48	51	53	51	50	49	49	50	55	65	71	71	63	53	50	46
Wed	45	48	51	52	53	50	49	50	50	55	64	69	67	60	54	50	46
Thu	45	48	51	52	51	50	50	50	52	57	67	72	73	62	54	50	46
Fri	45	46	49	50	50	49	50	55	62	71	80	79	72	63	56	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	55	56	55	57	59	59	57	55	52	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	49	51	50	49	48	49	49	53	62	65	66	57	51	48	45
Tue	45	48	51	53	51	50	49	49	50	55	65	71	71	63	53	50	46
Wed	45	48	51	52	53	50	49	50	50	55	64	69	67	60	54	50	46
Thu	45	48	51	52	51	50	50	50	52	57	67	72	73	62	54	50	46
Fri	45	46	49	50	50	49	50	55	62	71	80	79	72	63	56	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	55	56	55	57	59	59	57	55	52	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	49	51	50	49	48	49	49	53	62	65	66	57	51	48	45
Tue	45	48	51	53	51	50	49	49	50	55	65	71	71	63	53	50	46
Wed	45	48	51	52	53	50	49	50	50	55	64	69	67	60	54	50	46
Thu	45	48	51	52	51	50	50	50	52	57	67	72	73	62	54	50	46
Fri	45	46	49	50	50	49	50	55	62	71	80	79	72	63	56	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	51	55	56	55	57	59	59	57	55	52	52	46
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	50	46