Best Time to Drive from Hesperia to Lake Elsinore

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Hesperia 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	70	92	118	99	86	82	78	76	77	80	83	84	82	72	70	71	67
Tue	67	78	101	94	78	74	72	71	74	80	81	82	85	73	70	69	66
Wed	68	77	96	87	75	73	72	72	73	76	80	82	80	73	70	70	67
Thu	67	77	91	86	78	76	76	78	83	86	92	95	88	77	71	69	67
Fri	66	72	77	82	77	76	78	84	87	96	101	100	93	83	77	71	69
Sat	66	68	68	68	70	77	83	83	83	85	85	82	80	75	71	69	66
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	79	80	75	77	76	74	74	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Hesperia to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hesperia 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 Hesperia to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hesperia to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	118	99	86	82	78	76	77	80	83	84	82	72	70	71	67
Tue	67	78	101	94	78	74	72	71	74	80	81	82	85	73	70	69	66
Wed	68	77	96	87	75	73	72	72	73	76	80	82	80	73	70	70	67
Thu	67	77	91	86	78	76	76	78	83	86	92	95	88	77	71	69	67
Fri	66	72	77	82	77	76	78	84	87	96	101	100	93	83	77	71	69
Sat	66	68	68	68	70	77	83	83	83	85	85	82	80	75	71	69	66
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	79	80	75	77	76	74	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	118	99	86	82	78	76	77	80	83	84	82	72	70	71	67
Tue	67	78	101	94	78	74	72	71	74	80	81	82	85	73	70	69	66
Wed	68	77	96	87	75	73	72	72	73	76	80	82	80	73	70	70	67
Thu	67	77	91	86	78	76	76	78	83	86	92	95	88	77	71	69	67
Fri	66	72	77	82	77	76	78	84	87	96	101	100	93	83	77	71	69
Sat	66	68	68	68	70	77	83	83	83	85	85	82	80	75	71	69	66
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	79	80	75	77	76	74	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	118	99	86	82	78	76	77	80	83	84	82	72	70	71	67
Tue	67	78	101	94	78	74	72	71	74	80	81	82	85	73	70	69	66
Wed	68	77	96	87	75	73	72	72	73	76	80	82	80	73	70	70	67
Thu	67	77	91	86	78	76	76	78	83	86	92	95	88	77	71	69	67
Fri	66	72	77	82	77	76	78	84	87	96	101	100	93	83	77	71	69
Sat	66	68	68	68	70	77	83	83	83	85	85	82	80	75	71	69	66
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	79	80	75	77	76	74	74	67