Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Pomona

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South and SR-91 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Pomona 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	40	61	74	70	59	50	47	46	46	47	51	51	49	44	41	40	40
Tue	40	64	80	75	62	50	47	46	46	48	51	52	50	47	45	43	40
Wed	40	57	76	72	59	51	46	46	46	49	52	52	52	45	41	41	39
Thu	40	61	76	68	56	49	47	46	47	49	55	55	52	46	42	41	39
Fri	40	49	52	54	51	48	48	49	52	55	58	57	53	47	44	43	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	43	45	50	49	49	48	50	49	49	50	46	46	43
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	47	46	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Pomona (via I-15 North and SR-71 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Pomona 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 Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Pomona?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pomona 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	40	61	74	70	59	50	47	46	46	47	51	51	49	44	41	40	40
Tue	40	64	80	75	62	50	47	46	46	48	51	52	50	47	45	43	40
Wed	40	57	76	72	59	51	46	46	46	49	52	52	52	45	41	41	39
Thu	40	61	76	68	56	49	47	46	47	49	55	55	52	46	42	41	39
Fri	40	49	52	54	51	48	48	49	52	55	58	57	53	47	44	43	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	43	45	50	49	49	48	50	49	49	50	46	46	43
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	47	46	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	74	70	59	50	47	46	46	47	51	51	49	44	41	40	40
Tue	40	64	80	75	62	50	47	46	46	48	51	52	50	47	45	43	40
Wed	40	57	76	72	59	51	46	46	46	49	52	52	52	45	41	41	39
Thu	40	61	76	68	56	49	47	46	47	49	55	55	52	46	42	41	39
Fri	40	49	52	54	51	48	48	49	52	55	58	57	53	47	44	43	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	43	45	50	49	49	48	50	49	49	50	46	46	43
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	47	46	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	74	70	59	50	47	46	46	47	51	51	49	44	41	40	40
Tue	40	64	80	75	62	50	47	46	46	48	51	52	50	47	45	43	40
Wed	40	57	76	72	59	51	46	46	46	49	52	52	52	45	41	41	39
Thu	40	61	76	68	56	49	47	46	47	49	55	55	52	46	42	41	39
Fri	40	49	52	54	51	48	48	49	52	55	58	57	53	47	44	43	40
Sat	39	40	40	41	43	45	50	49	49	48	50	49	49	50	46	46	43
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	47	46	44	42	42	42	42	42	40