Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-215 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Moreno Valley 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	32	37	55	54	42	39	38	42	45	45	44	42	42	42	36	35	32
Tue	32	37	57	59	44	40	40	40	43	44	48	48	44	49	46	41	36
Wed	32	36	60	55	42	38	39	39	43	45	47	45	45	41	38	34	32
Thu	32	38	63	55	43	39	39	41	43	46	50	48	45	41	38	36	33
Fri	32	35	45	44	39	39	41	43	47	51	55	50	50	47	49	46	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	38	39	42	43	45	43	39	38	37	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	37	38	41	37	35	34	35	34	37	36	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 28 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 Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	32	37	55	54	42	39	38	42	45	45	44	42	42	42	36	35	32
Tue	32	37	57	59	44	40	40	40	43	44	48	48	44	49	46	41	36
Wed	32	36	60	55	42	38	39	39	43	45	47	45	45	41	38	34	32
Thu	32	38	63	55	43	39	39	41	43	46	50	48	45	41	38	36	33
Fri	32	35	45	44	39	39	41	43	47	51	55	50	50	47	49	46	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	38	39	42	43	45	43	39	38	37	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	37	38	41	37	35	34	35	34	37	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	55	54	42	39	38	42	45	45	44	42	42	42	36	35	32
Tue	32	37	57	59	44	40	40	40	43	44	48	48	44	49	46	41	36
Wed	32	36	60	55	42	38	39	39	43	45	47	45	45	41	38	34	32
Thu	32	38	63	55	43	39	39	41	43	46	50	48	45	41	38	36	33
Fri	32	35	45	44	39	39	41	43	47	51	55	50	50	47	49	46	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	38	39	42	43	45	43	39	38	37	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	37	38	41	37	35	34	35	34	37	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	55	54	42	39	38	42	45	45	44	42	42	42	36	35	32
Tue	32	37	57	59	44	40	40	40	43	44	48	48	44	49	46	41	36
Wed	32	36	60	55	42	38	39	39	43	45	47	45	45	41	38	34	32
Thu	32	38	63	55	43	39	39	41	43	46	50	48	45	41	38	36	33
Fri	32	35	45	44	39	39	41	43	47	51	55	50	50	47	49	46	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	38	39	42	43	45	43	39	38	37	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	37	38	41	37	35	34	35	34	37	36	32