Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Upland

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-15 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Upland 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	38	44	56	58	52	49	47	47	47	48	48	45	43	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	44	58	61	53	48	46	45	46	46	48	46	45	43	42	41	39
Wed	38	44	58	57	50	49	45	45	45	47	49	46	46	40	39	38	38
Thu	38	44	58	58	51	47	45	46	46	47	50	46	44	40	39	40	38
Fri	37	41	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	51	48	46	43	43	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	43	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	41	40	43	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	40	40	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Upland (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Upland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (13 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	38	44	56	58	52	49	47	47	47	48	48	45	43	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	44	58	61	53	48	46	45	46	46	48	46	45	43	42	41	39
Wed	38	44	58	57	50	49	45	45	45	47	49	46	46	40	39	38	38
Thu	38	44	58	58	51	47	45	46	46	47	50	46	44	40	39	40	38
Fri	37	41	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	51	48	46	43	43	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	43	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	41	40	43	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	40	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	58	52	49	47	47	47	48	48	45	43	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	44	58	61	53	48	46	45	46	46	48	46	45	43	42	41	39
Wed	38	44	58	57	50	49	45	45	45	47	49	46	46	40	39	38	38
Thu	38	44	58	58	51	47	45	46	46	47	50	46	44	40	39	40	38
Fri	37	41	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	51	48	46	43	43	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	43	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	41	40	43	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	40	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	56	58	52	49	47	47	47	48	48	45	43	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	44	58	61	53	48	46	45	46	46	48	46	45	43	42	41	39
Wed	38	44	58	57	50	49	45	45	45	47	49	46	46	40	39	38	38
Thu	38	44	58	58	51	47	45	46	46	47	50	46	44	40	39	40	38
Fri	37	41	45	52	50	47	47	48	49	50	51	48	46	43	43	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	41	43	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	41	40	43	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	40	40	40	40	38