Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Glendale

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Glendale 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	75	107	127	123	103	91	87	87	89	92	93	90	84	78	72	70	68
Tue	73	109	134	128	111	95	88	85	88	93	96	94	87	83	77	71	69
Wed	73	107	126	127	108	96	88	86	87	92	97	95	88	83	75	70	68
Thu	73	106	124	120	105	93	88	88	90	95	102	99	90	82	79	71	68
Fri	72	91	97	100	93	92	89	93	96	99	101	100	94	90	85	76	69
Sat	68	71	73	76	86	91	93	97	97	94	95	96	90	88	83	73	70
Sun	68	69	69	70	75	82	88	93	93	93	92	86	84	82	82	77	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Glendale (via I-5 North and SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 Glendale 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Glendale?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 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)

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	75	107	127	123	103	91	87	87	89	92	93	90	84	78	72	70	68
Tue	73	109	134	128	111	95	88	85	88	93	96	94	87	83	77	71	69
Wed	73	107	126	127	108	96	88	86	87	92	97	95	88	83	75	70	68
Thu	73	106	124	120	105	93	88	88	90	95	102	99	90	82	79	71	68
Fri	72	91	97	100	93	92	89	93	96	99	101	100	94	90	85	76	69
Sat	68	71	73	76	86	91	93	97	97	94	95	96	90	88	83	73	70
Sun	68	69	69	70	75	82	88	93	93	93	92	86	84	82	82	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	107	127	123	103	91	87	87	89	92	93	90	84	78	72	70	68
Tue	73	109	134	128	111	95	88	85	88	93	96	94	87	83	77	71	69
Wed	73	107	126	127	108	96	88	86	87	92	97	95	88	83	75	70	68
Thu	73	106	124	120	105	93	88	88	90	95	102	99	90	82	79	71	68
Fri	72	91	97	100	93	92	89	93	96	99	101	100	94	90	85	76	69
Sat	68	71	73	76	86	91	93	97	97	94	95	96	90	88	83	73	70
Sun	68	69	69	70	75	82	88	93	93	93	92	86	84	82	82	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	107	127	123	103	91	87	87	89	92	93	90	84	78	72	70	68
Tue	73	109	134	128	111	95	88	85	88	93	96	94	87	83	77	71	69
Wed	73	107	126	127	108	96	88	86	87	92	97	95	88	83	75	70	68
Thu	73	106	124	120	105	93	88	88	90	95	102	99	90	82	79	71	68
Fri	72	91	97	100	93	92	89	93	96	99	101	100	94	90	85	76	69
Sat	68	71	73	76	86	91	93	97	97	94	95	96	90	88	83	73	70
Sun	68	69	69	70	75	82	88	93	93	93	92	86	84	82	82	77	68