Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Anaheim

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Lake Elsinore to Anaheim 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	43	60	73	71	61	51	47	47	47	47	49	46	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	43	62	80	77	64	53	48	47	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	44	42
Wed	43	59	74	74	61	54	47	47	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	42	41
Thu	42	61	73	69	57	51	48	48	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	43	41
Fri	42	51	53	55	52	49	48	49	50	51	53	51	51	49	48	45	42
Sat	41	43	43	43	44	46	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	51	48	47	45
Sun	41	42	41	42	44	46	48	49	49	48	47	45	45	45	44	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Anaheim (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Elsinore to Disneyland 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 Lake Elsinore to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Lake Elsinore (return trip) · Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles · Lake Elsinore to San Diego · Lake Elsinore to Lakewood · Lake Elsinore to Long Beach · Lake Elsinore to Riverside · Lake Elsinore to Santa Ana · Lake Elsinore to Irvine · Lake Elsinore to Rancho Cucamonga · Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino · Lake Elsinore to Fontana · Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	60	73	71	61	51	47	47	47	47	49	46	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	43	62	80	77	64	53	48	47	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	44	42
Wed	43	59	74	74	61	54	47	47	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	42	41
Thu	42	61	73	69	57	51	48	48	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	43	41
Fri	42	51	53	55	52	49	48	49	50	51	53	51	51	49	48	45	42
Sat	41	43	43	43	44	46	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	51	48	47	45
Sun	41	42	41	42	44	46	48	49	49	48	47	45	45	45	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	60	73	71	61	51	47	47	47	47	49	46	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	43	62	80	77	64	53	48	47	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	44	42
Wed	43	59	74	74	61	54	47	47	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	42	41
Thu	42	61	73	69	57	51	48	48	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	43	41
Fri	42	51	53	55	52	49	48	49	50	51	53	51	51	49	48	45	42
Sat	41	43	43	43	44	46	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	51	48	47	45
Sun	41	42	41	42	44	46	48	49	49	48	47	45	45	45	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	60	73	71	61	51	47	47	47	47	49	46	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	43	62	80	77	64	53	48	47	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	44	42
Wed	43	59	74	74	61	54	47	47	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	42	41
Thu	42	61	73	69	57	51	48	48	47	48	51	48	48	45	43	43	41
Fri	42	51	53	55	52	49	48	49	50	51	53	51	51	49	48	45	42
Sat	41	43	43	43	44	46	50	51	50	50	50	49	50	51	48	47	45
Sun	41	42	41	42	44	46	48	49	49	48	47	45	45	45	44	44	41