Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Huntington Beach 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	57	60	60	62	61	62	62	62	63	72	78	84	82	73	62	59	58
Tue	57	60	62	65	63	63	63	63	66	75	86	89	86	78	65	62	58
Wed	57	61	62	66	64	63	63	66	68	78	86	91	89	81	70	64	58
Thu	57	61	64	64	64	63	62	64	70	79	93	95	93	78	67	64	58
Fri	57	58	61	64	62	63	67	75	82	93	102	97	93	77	68	62	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	66	73	71	71	72	77	74	69	67	62	62	58
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Lake Elsinore?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	57	60	60	62	61	62	62	62	63	72	78	84	82	73	62	59	58
Tue	57	60	62	65	63	63	63	63	66	75	86	89	86	78	65	62	58
Wed	57	61	62	66	64	63	63	66	68	78	86	91	89	81	70	64	58
Thu	57	61	64	64	64	63	62	64	70	79	93	95	93	78	67	64	58
Fri	57	58	61	64	62	63	67	75	82	93	102	97	93	77	68	62	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	66	73	71	71	72	77	74	69	67	62	62	58
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	60	62	61	62	62	62	63	72	78	84	82	73	62	59	58
Tue	57	60	62	65	63	63	63	63	66	75	86	89	86	78	65	62	58
Wed	57	61	62	66	64	63	63	66	68	78	86	91	89	81	70	64	58
Thu	57	61	64	64	64	63	62	64	70	79	93	95	93	78	67	64	58
Fri	57	58	61	64	62	63	67	75	82	93	102	97	93	77	68	62	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	66	73	71	71	72	77	74	69	67	62	62	58
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	60	62	61	62	62	62	63	72	78	84	82	73	62	59	58
Tue	57	60	62	65	63	63	63	63	66	75	86	89	86	78	65	62	58
Wed	57	61	62	66	64	63	63	66	68	78	86	91	89	81	70	64	58
Thu	57	61	64	64	64	63	62	64	70	79	93	95	93	78	67	64	58
Fri	57	58	61	64	62	63	67	75	82	93	102	97	93	77	68	62	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	66	73	71	71	72	77	74	69	67	62	62	58
Sun	57	58	57	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	57