Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Koreatown

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Koreatown 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	100	115	109	95	85	80	79	79	80	81	77	76	72	70	70	68
Tue	71	103	123	113	99	85	81	78	78	79	81	81	80	77	75	71	68
Wed	71	98	112	110	94	86	79	78	77	81	85	83	81	75	70	69	67
Thu	71	100	113	105	92	84	81	79	79	82	88	86	81	75	72	70	67
Fri	70	85	88	89	85	83	82	84	84	88	89	89	87	82	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	80	81	82	79	80	77	76	71
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	78	75	74	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Koreatown (via SR-91 West and I-15 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 123 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Koreatown 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 Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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 (4 miles)

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

More drives

Koreatown 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	100	115	109	95	85	80	79	79	80	81	77	76	72	70	70	68
Tue	71	103	123	113	99	85	81	78	78	79	81	81	80	77	75	71	68
Wed	71	98	112	110	94	86	79	78	77	81	85	83	81	75	70	69	67
Thu	71	100	113	105	92	84	81	79	79	82	88	86	81	75	72	70	67
Fri	70	85	88	89	85	83	82	84	84	88	89	89	87	82	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	80	81	82	79	80	77	76	71
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	78	75	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	115	109	95	85	80	79	79	80	81	77	76	72	70	70	68
Tue	71	103	123	113	99	85	81	78	78	79	81	81	80	77	75	71	68
Wed	71	98	112	110	94	86	79	78	77	81	85	83	81	75	70	69	67
Thu	71	100	113	105	92	84	81	79	79	82	88	86	81	75	72	70	67
Fri	70	85	88	89	85	83	82	84	84	88	89	89	87	82	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	80	81	82	79	80	77	76	71
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	78	75	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	115	109	95	85	80	79	79	80	81	77	76	72	70	70	68
Tue	71	103	123	113	99	85	81	78	78	79	81	81	80	77	75	71	68
Wed	71	98	112	110	94	86	79	78	77	81	85	83	81	75	70	69	67
Thu	71	100	113	105	92	84	81	79	79	82	88	86	81	75	72	70	67
Fri	70	85	88	89	85	83	82	84	84	88	89	89	87	82	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	80	81	82	79	80	77	76	71
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	78	75	74	67