Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to San Diego

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 68% 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.

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to San Diego (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Diego to Lake Elsinore

Freeway, about 74 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.9 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Lake Elsinore to downtown San Diego along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lake Elsinore to San Diego by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6685918571767069707073736867676766
Tue66851039377706969697176777367676766
Wed6682998675707069697075777467676766
Thu66821048875696969697176777367676766
Fri6772767270696970717476747067676766
Sat6767686970738188848075716968686866
Sun6666676768697071727069696968686866

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 Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (24 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles)

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More drives

San Diego to Lake Elsinore (return trip) · Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles

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