Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Lake Forest

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 48 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 Lake Forest 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	49	66	76	74	65	55	52	52	51	51	52	50	48	48	48	48	47
Tue	48	67	83	80	69	57	52	51	51	51	52	50	49	51	51	50	47
Wed	48	64	77	77	66	58	51	51	51	52	53	50	49	48	48	47	46
Thu	47	66	76	72	62	55	52	52	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	46
Fri	47	56	58	60	56	53	52	53	53	54	56	54	54	53	52	50	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	50	52	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	51	49	52	54
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	52	54	54	54	53	52	50	49	50	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Lake Forest (via I-15 North and SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	76	74	65	55	52	52	51	51	52	50	48	48	48	48	47
Tue	48	67	83	80	69	57	52	51	51	51	52	50	49	51	51	50	47
Wed	48	64	77	77	66	58	51	51	51	52	53	50	49	48	48	47	46
Thu	47	66	76	72	62	55	52	52	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	46
Fri	47	56	58	60	56	53	52	53	53	54	56	54	54	53	52	50	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	50	52	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	51	49	52	54
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	52	54	54	54	53	52	50	49	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	76	74	65	55	52	52	51	51	52	50	48	48	48	48	47
Tue	48	67	83	80	69	57	52	51	51	51	52	50	49	51	51	50	47
Wed	48	64	77	77	66	58	51	51	51	52	53	50	49	48	48	47	46
Thu	47	66	76	72	62	55	52	52	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	46
Fri	47	56	58	60	56	53	52	53	53	54	56	54	54	53	52	50	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	50	52	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	51	49	52	54
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	52	54	54	54	53	52	50	49	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	76	74	65	55	52	52	51	51	52	50	48	48	48	48	47
Tue	48	67	83	80	69	57	52	51	51	51	52	50	49	51	51	50	47
Wed	48	64	77	77	66	58	51	51	51	52	53	50	49	48	48	47	46
Thu	47	66	76	72	62	55	52	52	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	46
Fri	47	56	58	60	56	53	52	53	53	54	56	54	54	53	52	50	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	50	52	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	51	49	52	54
Sun	46	47	47	47	49	52	54	54	54	53	52	50	49	50	49	49	46