Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 43% 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 East Los Angeles 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	60	79	95	91	79	69	66	66	67	68	70	66	65	62	60	59	58
Tue	59	82	101	97	83	71	66	66	66	67	70	70	69	64	61	58	57
Wed	59	79	94	95	81	73	66	66	66	69	74	72	70	64	59	59	57
Thu	59	81	94	91	80	70	67	67	66	71	77	76	71	64	60	58	57
Fri	58	69	71	75	72	69	68	70	71	75	77	78	76	69	62	60	57
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	66	69	71	71	71	69	70	68	64	61	60	57
Sun	57	58	58	59	61	65	67	68	69	68	66	63	63	63	63	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to East Los Angeles (via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to East Los Angeles?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 North 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	60	79	95	91	79	69	66	66	67	68	70	66	65	62	60	59	58
Tue	59	82	101	97	83	71	66	66	66	67	70	70	69	64	61	58	57
Wed	59	79	94	95	81	73	66	66	66	69	74	72	70	64	59	59	57
Thu	59	81	94	91	80	70	67	67	66	71	77	76	71	64	60	58	57
Fri	58	69	71	75	72	69	68	70	71	75	77	78	76	69	62	60	57
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	66	69	71	71	71	69	70	68	64	61	60	57
Sun	57	58	58	59	61	65	67	68	69	68	66	63	63	63	63	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	95	91	79	69	66	66	67	68	70	66	65	62	60	59	58
Tue	59	82	101	97	83	71	66	66	66	67	70	70	69	64	61	58	57
Wed	59	79	94	95	81	73	66	66	66	69	74	72	70	64	59	59	57
Thu	59	81	94	91	80	70	67	67	66	71	77	76	71	64	60	58	57
Fri	58	69	71	75	72	69	68	70	71	75	77	78	76	69	62	60	57
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	66	69	71	71	71	69	70	68	64	61	60	57
Sun	57	58	58	59	61	65	67	68	69	68	66	63	63	63	63	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	95	91	79	69	66	66	67	68	70	66	65	62	60	59	58
Tue	59	82	101	97	83	71	66	66	66	67	70	70	69	64	61	58	57
Wed	59	79	94	95	81	73	66	66	66	69	74	72	70	64	59	59	57
Thu	59	81	94	91	80	70	67	67	66	71	77	76	71	64	60	58	57
Fri	58	69	71	75	72	69	68	70	71	75	77	78	76	69	62	60	57
Sat	57	59	60	61	63	66	69	71	71	71	69	70	68	64	61	60	57
Sun	57	58	58	59	61	65	67	68	69	68	66	63	63	63	63	62	57