Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South and I-15 South, usually 94 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Glendale 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	68	76	86	87	82	82	85	85	89	95	117	124	111	100	82	73	68
Tue	67	76	92	92	87	87	84	86	87	105	126	133	122	103	90	77	68
Wed	68	75	93	93	88	85	85	90	90	106	123	123	115	103	91	79	69
Thu	67	76	95	94	88	89	88	91	98	114	140	136	126	110	90	79	70
Fri	67	74	86	89	88	86	89	98	119	140	143	136	124	110	91	81	71
Sat	69	70	72	74	82	88	94	93	98	104	106	100	97	91	84	85	71
Sun	67	68	68	71	71	76	78	84	85	88	87	86	82	81	81	85	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Glendale to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-5 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale 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 Glendale to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 67 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	86	87	82	82	85	85	89	95	117	124	111	100	82	73	68
Tue	67	76	92	92	87	87	84	86	87	105	126	133	122	103	90	77	68
Wed	68	75	93	93	88	85	85	90	90	106	123	123	115	103	91	79	69
Thu	67	76	95	94	88	89	88	91	98	114	140	136	126	110	90	79	70
Fri	67	74	86	89	88	86	89	98	119	140	143	136	124	110	91	81	71
Sat	69	70	72	74	82	88	94	93	98	104	106	100	97	91	84	85	71
Sun	67	68	68	71	71	76	78	84	85	88	87	86	82	81	81	85	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	86	87	82	82	85	85	89	95	117	124	111	100	82	73	68
Tue	67	76	92	92	87	87	84	86	87	105	126	133	122	103	90	77	68
Wed	68	75	93	93	88	85	85	90	90	106	123	123	115	103	91	79	69
Thu	67	76	95	94	88	89	88	91	98	114	140	136	126	110	90	79	70
Fri	67	74	86	89	88	86	89	98	119	140	143	136	124	110	91	81	71
Sat	69	70	72	74	82	88	94	93	98	104	106	100	97	91	84	85	71
Sun	67	68	68	71	71	76	78	84	85	88	87	86	82	81	81	85	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	86	87	82	82	85	85	89	95	117	124	111	100	82	73	68
Tue	67	76	92	92	87	87	84	86	87	105	126	133	122	103	90	77	68
Wed	68	75	93	93	88	85	85	90	90	106	123	123	115	103	91	79	69
Thu	67	76	95	94	88	89	88	91	98	114	140	136	126	110	90	79	70
Fri	67	74	86	89	88	86	89	98	119	140	143	136	124	110	91	81	71
Sat	69	70	72	74	82	88	94	93	98	104	106	100	97	91	84	85	71
Sun	67	68	68	71	71	76	78	84	85	88	87	86	82	81	81	85	71