Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to San Pedro

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Pedro 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	72	92	105	100	88	79	76	75	76	77	80	78	77	71	69	69	67
Tue	73	105	122	115	99	85	79	78	79	80	84	83	84	78	74	71	69
Wed	72	100	116	112	97	86	79	78	78	82	87	86	86	77	71	69	67
Thu	72	103	114	109	92	84	80	80	79	82	87	86	84	76	71	70	68
Fri	72	91	93	94	85	82	81	82	84	87	91	90	89	82	76	72	68
Sat	68	70	71	71	72	75	81	84	84	83	84	84	83	77	73	75	75
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	75	77	78	79	78	77	74	73	73	73	72	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to San Pedro (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Pedro 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 Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 67 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to San Pedro?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	72	92	105	100	88	79	76	75	76	77	80	78	77	71	69	69	67
Tue	73	105	122	115	99	85	79	78	79	80	84	83	84	78	74	71	69
Wed	72	100	116	112	97	86	79	78	78	82	87	86	86	77	71	69	67
Thu	72	103	114	109	92	84	80	80	79	82	87	86	84	76	71	70	68
Fri	72	91	93	94	85	82	81	82	84	87	91	90	89	82	76	72	68
Sat	68	70	71	71	72	75	81	84	84	83	84	84	83	77	73	75	75
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	75	77	78	79	78	77	74	73	73	73	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	92	105	100	88	79	76	75	76	77	80	78	77	71	69	69	67
Tue	73	105	122	115	99	85	79	78	79	80	84	83	84	78	74	71	69
Wed	72	100	116	112	97	86	79	78	78	82	87	86	86	77	71	69	67
Thu	72	103	114	109	92	84	80	80	79	82	87	86	84	76	71	70	68
Fri	72	91	93	94	85	82	81	82	84	87	91	90	89	82	76	72	68
Sat	68	70	71	71	72	75	81	84	84	83	84	84	83	77	73	75	75
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	75	77	78	79	78	77	74	73	73	73	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	92	105	100	88	79	76	75	76	77	80	78	77	71	69	69	67
Tue	73	105	122	115	99	85	79	78	79	80	84	83	84	78	74	71	69
Wed	72	100	116	112	97	86	79	78	78	82	87	86	86	77	71	69	67
Thu	72	103	114	109	92	84	80	80	79	82	87	86	84	76	71	70	68
Fri	72	91	93	94	85	82	81	82	84	87	91	90	89	82	76	72	68
Sat	68	70	71	71	72	75	81	84	84	83	84	84	83	77	73	75	75
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	75	77	78	79	78	77	74	73	73	73	72	68