Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Norwalk

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Norwalk 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	51	68	83	80	69	59	56	55	56	57	58	55	54	52	51	51	49
Tue	50	71	88	87	73	61	57	55	55	56	58	58	58	56	54	52	50
Wed	50	69	83	84	71	63	56	56	55	58	62	60	59	54	51	51	49
Thu	50	70	82	78	66	60	56	56	56	58	62	61	59	54	52	51	49
Fri	49	59	61	64	60	58	57	58	59	61	64	63	62	59	57	55	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	55	59	61	60	59	59	59	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	50	52	55	57	58	58	57	56	53	53	52	53	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Norwalk (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 91 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Norwalk?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	83	80	69	59	56	55	56	57	58	55	54	52	51	51	49
Tue	50	71	88	87	73	61	57	55	55	56	58	58	58	56	54	52	50
Wed	50	69	83	84	71	63	56	56	55	58	62	60	59	54	51	51	49
Thu	50	70	82	78	66	60	56	56	56	58	62	61	59	54	52	51	49
Fri	49	59	61	64	60	58	57	58	59	61	64	63	62	59	57	55	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	55	59	61	60	59	59	59	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	50	52	55	57	58	58	57	56	53	53	52	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	83	80	69	59	56	55	56	57	58	55	54	52	51	51	49
Tue	50	71	88	87	73	61	57	55	55	56	58	58	58	56	54	52	50
Wed	50	69	83	84	71	63	56	56	55	58	62	60	59	54	51	51	49
Thu	50	70	82	78	66	60	56	56	56	58	62	61	59	54	52	51	49
Fri	49	59	61	64	60	58	57	58	59	61	64	63	62	59	57	55	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	55	59	61	60	59	59	59	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	50	52	55	57	58	58	57	56	53	53	52	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	83	80	69	59	56	55	56	57	58	55	54	52	51	51	49
Tue	50	71	88	87	73	61	57	55	55	56	58	58	58	56	54	52	50
Wed	50	69	83	84	71	63	56	56	55	58	62	60	59	54	51	51	49
Thu	50	70	82	78	66	60	56	56	56	58	62	61	59	54	52	51	49
Fri	49	59	61	64	60	58	57	58	59	61	64	63	62	59	57	55	49
Sat	49	51	51	51	53	55	59	61	60	59	59	59	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	50	52	55	57	58	58	57	56	53	53	52	53	53	49