Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Rialto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-215 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 25% 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	44	56	84	88	75	65	67	68	73	80	81	73	66	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	56	84	93	81	64	64	67	75	78	81	74	69	61	52	48	46
Wed	44	56	89	93	77	61	64	67	71	79	82	74	72	58	48	46	45
Thu	45	54	85	88	75	65	63	69	70	77	82	77	73	60	49	48	46
Fri	44	54	74	80	70	66	73	77	82	82	84	78	73	63	56	48	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	54	58	59	61	61	62	58	60	62	55	52	49
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	53	58	63	59	54	52	52	52	51	50	46

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 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (63 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 49 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 95 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 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Rialto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rialto 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	44	56	84	88	75	65	67	68	73	80	81	73	66	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	56	84	93	81	64	64	67	75	78	81	74	69	61	52	48	46
Wed	44	56	89	93	77	61	64	67	71	79	82	74	72	58	48	46	45
Thu	45	54	85	88	75	65	63	69	70	77	82	77	73	60	49	48	46
Fri	44	54	74	80	70	66	73	77	82	82	84	78	73	63	56	48	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	54	58	59	61	61	62	58	60	62	55	52	49
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	53	58	63	59	54	52	52	52	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	84	88	75	65	67	68	73	80	81	73	66	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	56	84	93	81	64	64	67	75	78	81	74	69	61	52	48	46
Wed	44	56	89	93	77	61	64	67	71	79	82	74	72	58	48	46	45
Thu	45	54	85	88	75	65	63	69	70	77	82	77	73	60	49	48	46
Fri	44	54	74	80	70	66	73	77	82	82	84	78	73	63	56	48	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	54	58	59	61	61	62	58	60	62	55	52	49
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	53	58	63	59	54	52	52	52	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	84	88	75	65	67	68	73	80	81	73	66	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	56	84	93	81	64	64	67	75	78	81	74	69	61	52	48	46
Wed	44	56	89	93	77	61	64	67	71	79	82	74	72	58	48	46	45
Thu	45	54	85	88	75	65	63	69	70	77	82	77	73	60	49	48	46
Fri	44	54	74	80	70	66	73	77	82	82	84	78	73	63	56	48	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	54	58	59	61	61	62	58	60	62	55	52	49
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	53	58	63	59	54	52	52	52	51	50	46