Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Lakewood

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 37% 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	75	92	89	74	65	61	60	63	62	67	66	64	58	55	54	53
Tue	54	79	97	95	80	67	62	62	62	65	69	67	68	58	55	54	53
Wed	54	76	94	91	79	68	62	62	63	65	72	71	71	61	54	54	52
Thu	54	79	93	90	76	67	62	63	63	66	72	72	70	61	55	53	53
Fri	53	64	70	72	68	65	64	65	66	70	75	74	72	64	56	53	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	58	62	67	71	70	68	67	65	65	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	66	66	63	61	59	58	56	56	57	52

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 52 minutes and up to 98 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (72 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 98 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 98 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	75	92	89	74	65	61	60	63	62	67	66	64	58	55	54	53
Tue	54	79	97	95	80	67	62	62	62	65	69	67	68	58	55	54	53
Wed	54	76	94	91	79	68	62	62	63	65	72	71	71	61	54	54	52
Thu	54	79	93	90	76	67	62	63	63	66	72	72	70	61	55	53	53
Fri	53	64	70	72	68	65	64	65	66	70	75	74	72	64	56	53	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	58	62	67	71	70	68	67	65	65	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	66	66	63	61	59	58	56	56	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	75	92	89	74	65	61	60	63	62	67	66	64	58	55	54	53
Tue	54	79	97	95	80	67	62	62	62	65	69	67	68	58	55	54	53
Wed	54	76	94	91	79	68	62	62	63	65	72	71	71	61	54	54	52
Thu	54	79	93	90	76	67	62	63	63	66	72	72	70	61	55	53	53
Fri	53	64	70	72	68	65	64	65	66	70	75	74	72	64	56	53	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	58	62	67	71	70	68	67	65	65	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	66	66	63	61	59	58	56	56	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	75	92	89	74	65	61	60	63	62	67	66	64	58	55	54	53
Tue	54	79	97	95	80	67	62	62	62	65	69	67	68	58	55	54	53
Wed	54	76	94	91	79	68	62	62	63	65	72	71	71	61	54	54	52
Thu	54	79	93	90	76	67	62	63	63	66	72	72	70	61	55	53	53
Fri	53	64	70	72	68	65	64	65	66	70	75	74	72	64	56	53	53
Sat	53	54	55	55	58	62	67	71	70	68	67	65	65	59	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	66	66	63	61	59	58	56	56	57	52