Best Time to Drive from Hesperia to Lake Forest

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Forest 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	82	123	130	128	103	92	86	83	85	85	89	88	88	81	79	79	75
Tue	79	111	129	116	90	83	82	80	80	82	88	89	86	79	78	78	74
Wed	82	105	119	110	90	83	81	81	82	81	86	85	85	80	78	77	74
Thu	79	107	114	103	89	84	83	83	86	85	88	91	89	82	79	78	75
Fri	78	87	86	86	83	82	81	83	82	87	93	97	95	86	81	79	77
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	89	86	79	76	76	74
Sun	75	75	76	76	78	81	81	81	83	85	88	85	87	88	82	80	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Hesperia to Lake Forest (via I-15 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 16 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 Forest 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 Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 74 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hesperia to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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More drives

Lake Forest 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	82	123	130	128	103	92	86	83	85	85	89	88	88	81	79	79	75
Tue	79	111	129	116	90	83	82	80	80	82	88	89	86	79	78	78	74
Wed	82	105	119	110	90	83	81	81	82	81	86	85	85	80	78	77	74
Thu	79	107	114	103	89	84	83	83	86	85	88	91	89	82	79	78	75
Fri	78	87	86	86	83	82	81	83	82	87	93	97	95	86	81	79	77
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	89	86	79	76	76	74
Sun	75	75	76	76	78	81	81	81	83	85	88	85	87	88	82	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	123	130	128	103	92	86	83	85	85	89	88	88	81	79	79	75
Tue	79	111	129	116	90	83	82	80	80	82	88	89	86	79	78	78	74
Wed	82	105	119	110	90	83	81	81	82	81	86	85	85	80	78	77	74
Thu	79	107	114	103	89	84	83	83	86	85	88	91	89	82	79	78	75
Fri	78	87	86	86	83	82	81	83	82	87	93	97	95	86	81	79	77
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	89	86	79	76	76	74
Sun	75	75	76	76	78	81	81	81	83	85	88	85	87	88	82	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	123	130	128	103	92	86	83	85	85	89	88	88	81	79	79	75
Tue	79	111	129	116	90	83	82	80	80	82	88	89	86	79	78	78	74
Wed	82	105	119	110	90	83	81	81	82	81	86	85	85	80	78	77	74
Thu	79	107	114	103	89	84	83	83	86	85	88	91	89	82	79	78	75
Fri	78	87	86	86	83	82	81	83	82	87	93	97	95	86	81	79	77
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	89	86	79	76	76	74
Sun	75	75	76	76	78	81	81	81	83	85	88	85	87	88	82	80	75