Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Isla Vista to Lake Elsinore
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 156 minutes via US-101 South.
Only 23% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 165 | 172 | 170 | 174 | 175 | 177 | 183 | 190 | 216 | 246 | 242 | 235 | 211 | 182 | 164 | 157 | 156 |
| Tue | 169 | 179 | 176 | 174 | 177 | 177 | 181 | 193 | 228 | 247 | 246 | 239 | 218 | 191 | 167 | 156 | 156 |
| Wed | 167 | 176 | 175 | 177 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 190 | 210 | 229 | 241 | 232 | 210 | 187 | 170 | 158 | 158 |
| Thu | 170 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 177 | 179 | 184 | 194 | 237 | 257 | 261 | 243 | 217 | 193 | 174 | 158 | 156 |
| Fri | 166 | 172 | 173 | 175 | 177 | 188 | 211 | 238 | 269 | 267 | 260 | 249 | 223 | 189 | 172 | 160 | 158 |
| Sat | 158 | 160 | 164 | 169 | 176 | 180 | 186 | 197 | 200 | 198 | 198 | 193 | 183 | 178 | 169 | 159 | 158 |
| Sun | 156 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 167 | 172 | 177 | 183 | 193 | 207 | 198 | 195 | 183 | 179 | 171 | 160 | 155 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 175-mile drive from Isla Vista to Lake Elsinore (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 155 minutes and up to 269 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 218 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (207 minutes).
About 172 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista to Lake Elsinore?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 155 minutes then, versus up to 269 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Isla Vista to Lake Elsinore?
The 175-mile drive usually takes 155 to 269 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 218 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Isla Vista to Lake Elsinore?
Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 269 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (73 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)
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