Best Time to Drive from Highland to Lake Forest

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 59 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 61 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 Highland 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	59	75	83	80	73	65	66	64	64	68	72	71	69	64	59	58	57
Tue	60	80	90	88	78	68	63	63	65	68	71	71	76	69	58	58	56
Wed	59	76	88	90	77	66	63	63	65	68	71	71	77	68	59	57	55
Thu	59	76	83	80	74	65	64	64	67	65	71	70	80	69	58	57	56
Fri	58	69	70	74	69	65	66	67	70	70	70	75	75	65	60	57	55
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	64	65	62	61	59	57	55
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	62	64	63	62	62	61	62	59	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Highland to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	59	75	83	80	73	65	66	64	64	68	72	71	69	64	59	58	57
Tue	60	80	90	88	78	68	63	63	65	68	71	71	76	69	58	58	56
Wed	59	76	88	90	77	66	63	63	65	68	71	71	77	68	59	57	55
Thu	59	76	83	80	74	65	64	64	67	65	71	70	80	69	58	57	56
Fri	58	69	70	74	69	65	66	67	70	70	70	75	75	65	60	57	55
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	64	65	62	61	59	57	55
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	62	64	63	62	62	61	62	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	83	80	73	65	66	64	64	68	72	71	69	64	59	58	57
Tue	60	80	90	88	78	68	63	63	65	68	71	71	76	69	58	58	56
Wed	59	76	88	90	77	66	63	63	65	68	71	71	77	68	59	57	55
Thu	59	76	83	80	74	65	64	64	67	65	71	70	80	69	58	57	56
Fri	58	69	70	74	69	65	66	67	70	70	70	75	75	65	60	57	55
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	64	65	62	61	59	57	55
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	62	64	63	62	62	61	62	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	83	80	73	65	66	64	64	68	72	71	69	64	59	58	57
Tue	60	80	90	88	78	68	63	63	65	68	71	71	76	69	58	58	56
Wed	59	76	88	90	77	66	63	63	65	68	71	71	77	68	59	57	55
Thu	59	76	83	80	74	65	64	64	67	65	71	70	80	69	58	57	56
Fri	58	69	70	74	69	65	66	67	70	70	70	75	75	65	60	57	55
Sat	56	58	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	64	65	62	61	59	57	55
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	62	64	63	62	62	61	62	59	59	56