Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Hollywood

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Hollywood 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	73	101	120	112	93	82	79	78	79	79	80	77	75	72	69	69	67
Tue	72	104	126	117	100	85	79	78	77	79	81	80	79	76	73	70	68
Wed	72	104	122	115	97	87	79	77	76	80	84	82	80	74	69	68	66
Thu	71	102	120	109	96	85	80	79	78	83	89	87	82	74	72	69	67
Fri	71	85	89	90	85	83	81	84	85	89	91	90	87	82	77	75	67
Sat	67	70	71	72	77	81	84	85	84	83	82	84	79	75	73	71	68
Sun	67	68	67	69	72	76	79	81	81	80	78	76	77	76	76	75	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Hollywood (via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Hollywood 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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 Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	120	112	93	82	79	78	79	79	80	77	75	72	69	69	67
Tue	72	104	126	117	100	85	79	78	77	79	81	80	79	76	73	70	68
Wed	72	104	122	115	97	87	79	77	76	80	84	82	80	74	69	68	66
Thu	71	102	120	109	96	85	80	79	78	83	89	87	82	74	72	69	67
Fri	71	85	89	90	85	83	81	84	85	89	91	90	87	82	77	75	67
Sat	67	70	71	72	77	81	84	85	84	83	82	84	79	75	73	71	68
Sun	67	68	67	69	72	76	79	81	81	80	78	76	77	76	76	75	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	120	112	93	82	79	78	79	79	80	77	75	72	69	69	67
Tue	72	104	126	117	100	85	79	78	77	79	81	80	79	76	73	70	68
Wed	72	104	122	115	97	87	79	77	76	80	84	82	80	74	69	68	66
Thu	71	102	120	109	96	85	80	79	78	83	89	87	82	74	72	69	67
Fri	71	85	89	90	85	83	81	84	85	89	91	90	87	82	77	75	67
Sat	67	70	71	72	77	81	84	85	84	83	82	84	79	75	73	71	68
Sun	67	68	67	69	72	76	79	81	81	80	78	76	77	76	76	75	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	120	112	93	82	79	78	79	79	80	77	75	72	69	69	67
Tue	72	104	126	117	100	85	79	78	77	79	81	80	79	76	73	70	68
Wed	72	104	122	115	97	87	79	77	76	80	84	82	80	74	69	68	66
Thu	71	102	120	109	96	85	80	79	78	83	89	87	82	74	72	69	67
Fri	71	85	89	90	85	83	81	84	85	89	91	90	87	82	77	75	67
Sat	67	70	71	72	77	81	84	85	84	83	82	84	79	75	73	71	68
Sun	67	68	67	69	72	76	79	81	81	80	78	76	77	76	76	75	67