Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Lake Elsinore

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 68 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South and I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

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 140 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (103 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 140 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 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 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)

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