Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Redlands

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-215 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Redlands 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	42	50	74	72	59	53	52	56	58	62	61	59	60	49	45	44	43
Tue	42	50	77	78	61	53	53	54	58	60	64	67	67	57	52	48	45
Wed	42	49	78	77	58	50	52	53	56	61	65	64	66	51	46	43	43
Thu	43	49	75	75	60	55	52	55	57	63	67	71	69	52	47	46	43
Fri	42	48	63	65	57	54	56	60	64	68	75	72	67	59	55	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	47	51	52	52	52	55	53	51	58	54	52	49
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	50	50	49	46	46	46	46	48	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Redlands (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 26 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 Redlands 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 Redlands?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Redlands?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 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	42	50	74	72	59	53	52	56	58	62	61	59	60	49	45	44	43
Tue	42	50	77	78	61	53	53	54	58	60	64	67	67	57	52	48	45
Wed	42	49	78	77	58	50	52	53	56	61	65	64	66	51	46	43	43
Thu	43	49	75	75	60	55	52	55	57	63	67	71	69	52	47	46	43
Fri	42	48	63	65	57	54	56	60	64	68	75	72	67	59	55	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	47	51	52	52	52	55	53	51	58	54	52	49
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	50	50	49	46	46	46	46	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	74	72	59	53	52	56	58	62	61	59	60	49	45	44	43
Tue	42	50	77	78	61	53	53	54	58	60	64	67	67	57	52	48	45
Wed	42	49	78	77	58	50	52	53	56	61	65	64	66	51	46	43	43
Thu	43	49	75	75	60	55	52	55	57	63	67	71	69	52	47	46	43
Fri	42	48	63	65	57	54	56	60	64	68	75	72	67	59	55	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	47	51	52	52	52	55	53	51	58	54	52	49
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	50	50	49	46	46	46	46	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	74	72	59	53	52	56	58	62	61	59	60	49	45	44	43
Tue	42	50	77	78	61	53	53	54	58	60	64	67	67	57	52	48	45
Wed	42	49	78	77	58	50	52	53	56	61	65	64	66	51	46	43	43
Thu	43	49	75	75	60	55	52	55	57	63	67	71	69	52	47	46	43
Fri	42	48	63	65	57	54	56	60	64	68	75	72	67	59	55	49	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	47	51	52	52	52	55	53	51	58	54	52	49
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	50	50	49	46	46	46	46	48	45	43