Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Lake Elsinore

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South.

Only 17% 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 La Habra 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	47	51	56	56	57	55	52	53	54	56	64	68	67	58	52	50	47
Tue	47	52	58	59	57	55	55	55	55	58	69	73	74	64	53	51	47
Wed	47	53	60	59	58	58	54	56	54	57	66	71	70	63	55	52	48
Thu	47	53	59	59	57	55	56	54	57	60	71	76	76	65	56	51	47
Fri	47	50	56	56	56	54	54	58	64	73	82	80	75	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	58	58	58	59	62	61	60	57	54	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from La Habra to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Lake Elsinore?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (5 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	47	51	56	56	57	55	52	53	54	56	64	68	67	58	52	50	47
Tue	47	52	58	59	57	55	55	55	55	58	69	73	74	64	53	51	47
Wed	47	53	60	59	58	58	54	56	54	57	66	71	70	63	55	52	48
Thu	47	53	59	59	57	55	56	54	57	60	71	76	76	65	56	51	47
Fri	47	50	56	56	56	54	54	58	64	73	82	80	75	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	58	58	58	59	62	61	60	57	54	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	56	56	57	55	52	53	54	56	64	68	67	58	52	50	47
Tue	47	52	58	59	57	55	55	55	55	58	69	73	74	64	53	51	47
Wed	47	53	60	59	58	58	54	56	54	57	66	71	70	63	55	52	48
Thu	47	53	59	59	57	55	56	54	57	60	71	76	76	65	56	51	47
Fri	47	50	56	56	56	54	54	58	64	73	82	80	75	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	58	58	58	59	62	61	60	57	54	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	56	56	57	55	52	53	54	56	64	68	67	58	52	50	47
Tue	47	52	58	59	57	55	55	55	55	58	69	73	74	64	53	51	47
Wed	47	53	60	59	58	58	54	56	54	57	66	71	70	63	55	52	48
Thu	47	53	59	59	57	55	56	54	57	60	71	76	76	65	56	51	47
Fri	47	50	56	56	56	54	54	58	64	73	82	80	75	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	49	49	50	51	54	58	58	58	59	62	61	60	57	54	52	47
Sun	47	47	48	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	51	47