Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Inglewood

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Inglewood 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	71	93	109	103	91	81	78	77	78	78	82	79	79	73	71	71	69
Tue	75	110	128	122	104	89	83	82	82	84	87	86	87	80	76	73	71
Wed	75	105	121	117	101	89	82	81	81	85	90	89	89	80	73	71	69
Thu	75	107	119	114	97	88	84	83	82	85	90	90	87	79	74	72	70
Fri	75	97	98	98	89	86	84	85	87	89	93	93	92	83	79	76	70
Sat	70	72	73	73	76	79	84	88	87	87	86	87	84	79	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	79	82	83	82	79	77	75	74	75	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Inglewood (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 128 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Inglewood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (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

More drives

Inglewood to Lake Elsinore (return trip) · Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles · Lake Elsinore to San Diego · Lake Elsinore to Lakewood · Lake Elsinore to Long Beach · Lake Elsinore to Anaheim · Lake Elsinore to Riverside · Lake Elsinore to Santa Ana · Lake Elsinore to Irvine · Lake Elsinore to Rancho Cucamonga · Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino · Lake Elsinore to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	109	103	91	81	78	77	78	78	82	79	79	73	71	71	69
Tue	75	110	128	122	104	89	83	82	82	84	87	86	87	80	76	73	71
Wed	75	105	121	117	101	89	82	81	81	85	90	89	89	80	73	71	69
Thu	75	107	119	114	97	88	84	83	82	85	90	90	87	79	74	72	70
Fri	75	97	98	98	89	86	84	85	87	89	93	93	92	83	79	76	70
Sat	70	72	73	73	76	79	84	88	87	87	86	87	84	79	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	79	82	83	82	79	77	75	74	75	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	109	103	91	81	78	77	78	78	82	79	79	73	71	71	69
Tue	75	110	128	122	104	89	83	82	82	84	87	86	87	80	76	73	71
Wed	75	105	121	117	101	89	82	81	81	85	90	89	89	80	73	71	69
Thu	75	107	119	114	97	88	84	83	82	85	90	90	87	79	74	72	70
Fri	75	97	98	98	89	86	84	85	87	89	93	93	92	83	79	76	70
Sat	70	72	73	73	76	79	84	88	87	87	86	87	84	79	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	79	82	83	82	79	77	75	74	75	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	109	103	91	81	78	77	78	78	82	79	79	73	71	71	69
Tue	75	110	128	122	104	89	83	82	82	84	87	86	87	80	76	73	71
Wed	75	105	121	117	101	89	82	81	81	85	90	89	89	80	73	71	69
Thu	75	107	119	114	97	88	84	83	82	85	90	90	87	79	74	72	70
Fri	75	97	98	98	89	86	84	85	87	89	93	93	92	83	79	76	70
Sat	70	72	73	73	76	79	84	88	87	87	86	87	84	79	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	79	82	83	82	79	77	75	74	75	74	70