Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Lakewood

Right now (3:55 am PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Lakewood 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	55	74	88	84	73	64	60	60	61	62	65	63	62	57	55	54	53
Tue	55	80	98	94	81	68	63	62	62	64	68	67	68	62	58	56	54
Wed	55	76	92	90	78	69	62	62	62	66	71	71	70	62	55	54	53
Thu	55	78	91	87	73	66	63	63	62	65	72	71	69	61	56	55	53
Fri	53	65	69	71	67	64	64	65	66	70	74	74	73	66	60	57	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	60	57	59	60
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	63	63	62	61	58	58	58	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Lakewood (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Lakewood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	88	84	73	64	60	60	61	62	65	63	62	57	55	54	53
Tue	55	80	98	94	81	68	63	62	62	64	68	67	68	62	58	56	54
Wed	55	76	92	90	78	69	62	62	62	66	71	71	70	62	55	54	53
Thu	55	78	91	87	73	66	63	63	62	65	72	71	69	61	56	55	53
Fri	53	65	69	71	67	64	64	65	66	70	74	74	73	66	60	57	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	60	57	59	60
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	63	63	62	61	58	58	58	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	88	84	73	64	60	60	61	62	65	63	62	57	55	54	53
Tue	55	80	98	94	81	68	63	62	62	64	68	67	68	62	58	56	54
Wed	55	76	92	90	78	69	62	62	62	66	71	71	70	62	55	54	53
Thu	55	78	91	87	73	66	63	63	62	65	72	71	69	61	56	55	53
Fri	53	65	69	71	67	64	64	65	66	70	74	74	73	66	60	57	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	60	57	59	60
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	63	63	62	61	58	58	58	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	88	84	73	64	60	60	61	62	65	63	62	57	55	54	53
Tue	55	80	98	94	81	68	63	62	62	64	68	67	68	62	58	56	54
Wed	55	76	92	90	78	69	62	62	62	66	71	71	70	62	55	54	53
Thu	55	78	91	87	73	66	63	63	62	65	72	71	69	61	56	55	53
Fri	53	65	69	71	67	64	64	65	66	70	74	74	73	66	60	57	53
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	60	57	59	60
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	63	63	62	61	58	58	58	57	57	53