Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Garden Grove

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Garden Grove 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	64	77	76	63	54	51	50	51	51	53	52	53	48	47	46	45
Tue	46	65	80	79	66	55	51	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	50	48	46
Wed	46	64	79	77	65	58	51	51	50	52	55	54	56	50	46	46	45
Thu	46	65	77	73	63	55	52	51	51	52	56	56	56	50	47	47	45
Fri	45	55	57	59	56	53	52	53	53	55	60	58	57	53	53	52	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	51	55	56	56	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	54	53	51	49	48	47	48	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Garden Grove (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 83 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Garden Grove?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	64	77	76	63	54	51	50	51	51	53	52	53	48	47	46	45
Tue	46	65	80	79	66	55	51	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	50	48	46
Wed	46	64	79	77	65	58	51	51	50	52	55	54	56	50	46	46	45
Thu	46	65	77	73	63	55	52	51	51	52	56	56	56	50	47	47	45
Fri	45	55	57	59	56	53	52	53	53	55	60	58	57	53	53	52	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	51	55	56	56	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	54	53	51	49	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	64	77	76	63	54	51	50	51	51	53	52	53	48	47	46	45
Tue	46	65	80	79	66	55	51	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	50	48	46
Wed	46	64	79	77	65	58	51	51	50	52	55	54	56	50	46	46	45
Thu	46	65	77	73	63	55	52	51	51	52	56	56	56	50	47	47	45
Fri	45	55	57	59	56	53	52	53	53	55	60	58	57	53	53	52	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	51	55	56	56	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	54	53	51	49	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	64	77	76	63	54	51	50	51	51	53	52	53	48	47	46	45
Tue	46	65	80	79	66	55	51	50	50	52	54	54	56	52	50	48	46
Wed	46	64	79	77	65	58	51	51	50	52	55	54	56	50	46	46	45
Thu	46	65	77	73	63	55	52	51	51	52	56	56	56	50	47	47	45
Fri	45	55	57	59	56	53	52	53	53	55	60	58	57	53	53	52	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	49	51	55	56	56	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	54	53	51	49	48	47	48	48	45