Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Mira Mesa

Right now (5:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-15 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Mira Mesa 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	54	72	81	71	59	59	58	57	58	57	58	58	57	56	56	55	55
Tue	55	74	90	80	66	58	57	57	57	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55
Wed	54	72	88	75	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	56	55	55	55
Thu	54	72	86	73	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	55	55
Fri	55	62	65	61	59	57	57	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	57	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	58	63	67	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Mira Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Mira Mesa?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (24 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	54	72	81	71	59	59	58	57	58	57	58	58	57	56	56	55	55
Tue	55	74	90	80	66	58	57	57	57	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55
Wed	54	72	88	75	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	56	55	55	55
Thu	54	72	86	73	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	55	55
Fri	55	62	65	61	59	57	57	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	57	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	58	63	67	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	81	71	59	59	58	57	58	57	58	58	57	56	56	55	55
Tue	55	74	90	80	66	58	57	57	57	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55
Wed	54	72	88	75	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	56	55	55	55
Thu	54	72	86	73	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	55	55
Fri	55	62	65	61	59	57	57	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	57	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	58	63	67	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	72	81	71	59	59	58	57	58	57	58	58	57	56	56	55	55
Tue	55	74	90	80	66	58	57	57	57	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55
Wed	54	72	88	75	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	56	55	55	55
Thu	54	72	86	73	63	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	56	55	55	55
Fri	55	62	65	61	59	57	57	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	57	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	58	63	67	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55