Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Pasadena

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-15 North and I-210 West and SR-71 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Pasadena 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	62	109	117	103	88	76	71	69	68	69	74	73	69	63	61	61	59
Tue	61	122	125	112	93	79	71	68	68	71	75	75	71	66	65	63	60
Wed	61	116	123	110	93	80	72	69	69	74	78	76	74	65	61	61	59
Thu	60	117	123	107	90	79	72	69	70	74	82	79	76	66	62	62	59
Fri	60	82	86	85	80	76	74	76	80	86	87	83	79	71	69	67	60
Sat	60	61	61	63	65	72	80	79	79	78	78	75	73	67	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	65	70	75	74	72	69	65	65	64	63	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Pasadena (via I-15 North and I-210 West and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Pasadena?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North 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

Pasadena 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	62	109	117	103	88	76	71	69	68	69	74	73	69	63	61	61	59
Tue	61	122	125	112	93	79	71	68	68	71	75	75	71	66	65	63	60
Wed	61	116	123	110	93	80	72	69	69	74	78	76	74	65	61	61	59
Thu	60	117	123	107	90	79	72	69	70	74	82	79	76	66	62	62	59
Fri	60	82	86	85	80	76	74	76	80	86	87	83	79	71	69	67	60
Sat	60	61	61	63	65	72	80	79	79	78	78	75	73	67	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	65	70	75	74	72	69	65	65	64	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	109	117	103	88	76	71	69	68	69	74	73	69	63	61	61	59
Tue	61	122	125	112	93	79	71	68	68	71	75	75	71	66	65	63	60
Wed	61	116	123	110	93	80	72	69	69	74	78	76	74	65	61	61	59
Thu	60	117	123	107	90	79	72	69	70	74	82	79	76	66	62	62	59
Fri	60	82	86	85	80	76	74	76	80	86	87	83	79	71	69	67	60
Sat	60	61	61	63	65	72	80	79	79	78	78	75	73	67	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	65	70	75	74	72	69	65	65	64	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	109	117	103	88	76	71	69	68	69	74	73	69	63	61	61	59
Tue	61	122	125	112	93	79	71	68	68	71	75	75	71	66	65	63	60
Wed	61	116	123	110	93	80	72	69	69	74	78	76	74	65	61	61	59
Thu	60	117	123	107	90	79	72	69	70	74	82	79	76	66	62	62	59
Fri	60	82	86	85	80	76	74	76	80	86	87	83	79	71	69	67	60
Sat	60	61	61	63	65	72	80	79	79	78	78	75	73	67	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	65	70	75	74	72	69	65	65	64	63	63	59