Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to El Monte
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South and I-10 West, usually 64 at this time.
Only 44% 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 | 53 | 87 | 94 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
| Tue | 52 | 90 | 102 | 92 | 77 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Wed | 52 | 83 | 96 | 90 | 75 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 50 |
| Thu | 51 | 84 | 94 | 83 | 71 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 51 |
| Fri | 51 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 82 | 66 | 66 | 51 |
| Sat | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 54 |
| Sun | 50 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 50 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to El Monte (via I-15 North and SR-71 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).
About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 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 El Monte 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 El Monte?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to El Monte?
The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to El Monte?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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