Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Mid-City

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via SR-60 West and I-15 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Mid-City 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	101	148	158	145	124	113	97	85	81	81	81	80	76	74	72	71	73
Tue	94	149	152	143	124	109	97	85	82	82	88	84	82	76	75	73	70
Wed	108	139	144	144	117	107	94	84	84	83	83	81	81	75	72	71	69
Thu	102	140	141	133	110	109	93	88	86	83	86	82	82	75	73	73	70
Fri	86	116	109	104	102	103	94	87	89	91	95	92	88	81	77	74	70
Sat	71	75	75	77	82	103	100	105	104	94	92	91	86	76	73	75	77
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	88	96	93	85	78	78	74	73	74	74	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Mid-City (via SR-60 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Mid-City?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Mid-City?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 South 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	148	158	145	124	113	97	85	81	81	81	80	76	74	72	71	73
Tue	94	149	152	143	124	109	97	85	82	82	88	84	82	76	75	73	70
Wed	108	139	144	144	117	107	94	84	84	83	83	81	81	75	72	71	69
Thu	102	140	141	133	110	109	93	88	86	83	86	82	82	75	73	73	70
Fri	86	116	109	104	102	103	94	87	89	91	95	92	88	81	77	74	70
Sat	71	75	75	77	82	103	100	105	104	94	92	91	86	76	73	75	77
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	88	96	93	85	78	78	74	73	74	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	148	158	145	124	113	97	85	81	81	81	80	76	74	72	71	73
Tue	94	149	152	143	124	109	97	85	82	82	88	84	82	76	75	73	70
Wed	108	139	144	144	117	107	94	84	84	83	83	81	81	75	72	71	69
Thu	102	140	141	133	110	109	93	88	86	83	86	82	82	75	73	73	70
Fri	86	116	109	104	102	103	94	87	89	91	95	92	88	81	77	74	70
Sat	71	75	75	77	82	103	100	105	104	94	92	91	86	76	73	75	77
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	88	96	93	85	78	78	74	73	74	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	148	158	145	124	113	97	85	81	81	81	80	76	74	72	71	73
Tue	94	149	152	143	124	109	97	85	82	82	88	84	82	76	75	73	70
Wed	108	139	144	144	117	107	94	84	84	83	83	81	81	75	72	71	69
Thu	102	140	141	133	110	109	93	88	86	83	86	82	82	75	73	73	70
Fri	86	116	109	104	102	103	94	87	89	91	95	92	88	81	77	74	70
Sat	71	75	75	77	82	103	100	105	104	94	92	91	86	76	73	75	77
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	88	96	93	85	78	78	74	73	74	74	73	69