Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Isla Vista

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 208 minutes via US-101 North, usually 188 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 178-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Isla Vista (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 157 minutes and up to 245 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 211 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (220 minutes).

About 167 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (4 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 Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 157 minutes then, versus up to 245 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Isla Vista?

The 178-mile drive usually takes 157 to 245 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 211 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Isla Vista?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 245 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (64 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 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)

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