Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Compton

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Compton 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	59	79	95	89	78	68	65	64	65	66	69	67	66	61	59	59	57
Tue	60	90	107	102	86	73	67	67	68	71	75	74	75	67	63	61	58
Wed	60	86	101	98	83	73	67	67	67	73	78	78	78	67	60	59	57
Thu	60	88	101	94	78	71	68	68	68	72	79	78	76	66	61	59	57
Fri	58	71	76	77	72	69	68	70	73	77	81	81	80	71	65	61	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	64	69	71	70	71	71	70	70	65	62	64	65
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	65	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	61	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Compton (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 108 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Compton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	59	79	95	89	78	68	65	64	65	66	69	67	66	61	59	59	57
Tue	60	90	107	102	86	73	67	67	68	71	75	74	75	67	63	61	58
Wed	60	86	101	98	83	73	67	67	67	73	78	78	78	67	60	59	57
Thu	60	88	101	94	78	71	68	68	68	72	79	78	76	66	61	59	57
Fri	58	71	76	77	72	69	68	70	73	77	81	81	80	71	65	61	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	64	69	71	70	71	71	70	70	65	62	64	65
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	65	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	79	95	89	78	68	65	64	65	66	69	67	66	61	59	59	57
Tue	60	90	107	102	86	73	67	67	68	71	75	74	75	67	63	61	58
Wed	60	86	101	98	83	73	67	67	67	73	78	78	78	67	60	59	57
Thu	60	88	101	94	78	71	68	68	68	72	79	78	76	66	61	59	57
Fri	58	71	76	77	72	69	68	70	73	77	81	81	80	71	65	61	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	64	69	71	70	71	71	70	70	65	62	64	65
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	65	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	79	95	89	78	68	65	64	65	66	69	67	66	61	59	59	57
Tue	60	90	107	102	86	73	67	67	68	71	75	74	75	67	63	61	58
Wed	60	86	101	98	83	73	67	67	67	73	78	78	78	67	60	59	57
Thu	60	88	101	94	78	71	68	68	68	72	79	78	76	66	61	59	57
Fri	58	71	76	77	72	69	68	70	73	77	81	81	80	71	65	61	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	64	69	71	70	71	71	70	70	65	62	64	65
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	65	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	61	61	57