Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Indio to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-10 West, usually 102 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Indio to Lake Elsinore by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon96969797979898100101102102102102102103103100
Tue9797979798989910110110210210410610310210398
Wed96969697989910010010010110110010010110110198
Thu96969798999910010010010110210110010110310298
Fri9697979899999999101101100100101100999898
Sat979696969610099999899979797103989896
Sun9696969697979898979797979797989696

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Indio to Lake Elsinore (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (54 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Indio 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 Indio to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 96 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Indio to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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