Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-215 North, usually 51 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 San Bernardino 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	48	63	63	55	50	49	54	58	60	59	56	52	44	42	42	41
Tue	40	47	68	71	57	51	51	52	56	58	61	60	55	52	51	47	43
Wed	39	47	72	67	55	50	51	51	55	59	63	58	56	44	43	42	40
Thu	40	47	72	66	57	52	50	52	54	60	62	61	55	45	43	44	41
Fri	39	45	56	57	52	51	54	56	60	62	68	62	55	51	53	51	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	49	50	51	49	50	52	48	47	46	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	45	46	46	45	43	42	43	42	44	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 24 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 39 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (24 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

More drives

San Bernardino 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 Fontana · Lake Elsinore to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	63	63	55	50	49	54	58	60	59	56	52	44	42	42	41
Tue	40	47	68	71	57	51	51	52	56	58	61	60	55	52	51	47	43
Wed	39	47	72	67	55	50	51	51	55	59	63	58	56	44	43	42	40
Thu	40	47	72	66	57	52	50	52	54	60	62	61	55	45	43	44	41
Fri	39	45	56	57	52	51	54	56	60	62	68	62	55	51	53	51	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	49	50	51	49	50	52	48	47	46	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	45	46	46	45	43	42	43	42	44	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	63	63	55	50	49	54	58	60	59	56	52	44	42	42	41
Tue	40	47	68	71	57	51	51	52	56	58	61	60	55	52	51	47	43
Wed	39	47	72	67	55	50	51	51	55	59	63	58	56	44	43	42	40
Thu	40	47	72	66	57	52	50	52	54	60	62	61	55	45	43	44	41
Fri	39	45	56	57	52	51	54	56	60	62	68	62	55	51	53	51	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	49	50	51	49	50	52	48	47	46	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	45	46	46	45	43	42	43	42	44	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	63	63	55	50	49	54	58	60	59	56	52	44	42	42	41
Tue	40	47	68	71	57	51	51	52	56	58	61	60	55	52	51	47	43
Wed	39	47	72	67	55	50	51	51	55	59	63	58	56	44	43	42	40
Thu	40	47	72	66	57	52	50	52	54	60	62	61	55	45	43	44	41
Fri	39	45	56	57	52	51	54	56	60	62	68	62	55	51	53	51	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	49	50	51	49	50	52	48	47	46	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	45	46	46	45	43	42	43	42	44	44	40