Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Ontario

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-15 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Ontario 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	38	44	56	56	52	48	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	40	40	40	38
Tue	37	43	60	59	52	48	46	45	45	46	47	45	44	44	43	41	38
Wed	38	44	61	58	51	50	46	44	45	46	47	44	45	40	39	39	37
Thu	37	44	60	58	51	47	45	45	45	46	49	46	44	41	40	40	37
Fri	37	40	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	52	48	47	44	45	44	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	46	45	44	45	44	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	42	43	44	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Ontario (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 37 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 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 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 Ontario 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Ontario?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (10 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario to Lake Elsinore (return trip) · Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles · Lake Elsinore to San Diego · Lake Elsinore to Lakewood · Lake Elsinore to Long Beach · Lake Elsinore to Anaheim · Lake Elsinore to Riverside · Lake Elsinore to Santa Ana · Lake Elsinore to Irvine · Lake Elsinore to Rancho Cucamonga · Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino · Lake Elsinore to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	56	52	48	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	40	40	40	38
Tue	37	43	60	59	52	48	46	45	45	46	47	45	44	44	43	41	38
Wed	38	44	61	58	51	50	46	44	45	46	47	44	45	40	39	39	37
Thu	37	44	60	58	51	47	45	45	45	46	49	46	44	41	40	40	37
Fri	37	40	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	52	48	47	44	45	44	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	46	45	44	45	44	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	42	43	44	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	56	52	48	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	40	40	40	38
Tue	37	43	60	59	52	48	46	45	45	46	47	45	44	44	43	41	38
Wed	38	44	61	58	51	50	46	44	45	46	47	44	45	40	39	39	37
Thu	37	44	60	58	51	47	45	45	45	46	49	46	44	41	40	40	37
Fri	37	40	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	52	48	47	44	45	44	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	46	45	44	45	44	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	42	43	44	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	56	52	48	48	47	47	47	47	44	44	40	40	40	38
Tue	37	43	60	59	52	48	46	45	45	46	47	45	44	44	43	41	38
Wed	38	44	61	58	51	50	46	44	45	46	47	44	45	40	39	39	37
Thu	37	44	60	58	51	47	45	45	45	46	49	46	44	41	40	40	37
Fri	37	40	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	52	48	47	44	45	44	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	45	46	45	44	45	44	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	42	43	44	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	38