Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Rialto

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-215 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Rialto 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	45	52	75	78	67	60	62	63	67	73	69	65	60	51	46	46	44
Tue	45	51	78	83	70	58	59	60	65	69	70	65	60	58	52	48	46
Wed	44	52	85	85	69	57	59	61	63	73	75	67	63	54	47	45	45
Thu	44	52	82	81	68	60	59	61	64	69	72	68	63	55	48	48	45
Fri	44	51	66	70	64	62	64	69	72	76	78	72	66	59	55	48	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	48	54	57	58	59	59	60	55	53	53	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	47	53	68	60	57	53	51	51	51	50	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Rialto (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (28 to 45 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Rialto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	52	75	78	67	60	62	63	67	73	69	65	60	51	46	46	44
Tue	45	51	78	83	70	58	59	60	65	69	70	65	60	58	52	48	46
Wed	44	52	85	85	69	57	59	61	63	73	75	67	63	54	47	45	45
Thu	44	52	82	81	68	60	59	61	64	69	72	68	63	55	48	48	45
Fri	44	51	66	70	64	62	64	69	72	76	78	72	66	59	55	48	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	48	54	57	58	59	59	60	55	53	53	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	47	53	68	60	57	53	51	51	51	50	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	52	75	78	67	60	62	63	67	73	69	65	60	51	46	46	44
Tue	45	51	78	83	70	58	59	60	65	69	70	65	60	58	52	48	46
Wed	44	52	85	85	69	57	59	61	63	73	75	67	63	54	47	45	45
Thu	44	52	82	81	68	60	59	61	64	69	72	68	63	55	48	48	45
Fri	44	51	66	70	64	62	64	69	72	76	78	72	66	59	55	48	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	48	54	57	58	59	59	60	55	53	53	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	47	53	68	60	57	53	51	51	51	50	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	52	75	78	67	60	62	63	67	73	69	65	60	51	46	46	44
Tue	45	51	78	83	70	58	59	60	65	69	70	65	60	58	52	48	46
Wed	44	52	85	85	69	57	59	61	63	73	75	67	63	54	47	45	45
Thu	44	52	82	81	68	60	59	61	64	69	72	68	63	55	48	48	45
Fri	44	51	66	70	64	62	64	69	72	76	78	72	66	59	55	48	45
Sat	44	45	46	46	48	54	57	58	59	59	60	55	53	53	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	47	53	68	60	57	53	51	51	51	50	49	45