Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Whittier

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-15 North and SR-60 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Whittier 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	64	110	125	111	94	81	75	68	66	66	67	67	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	60	113	124	114	97	82	77	68	66	66	71	70	67	62	62	60	58
Wed	63	107	116	115	94	81	72	67	66	67	68	67	67	61	59	58	56
Thu	63	110	117	106	87	80	73	71	68	68	72	69	68	62	60	59	56
Fri	59	81	84	80	78	77	72	70	72	74	77	75	72	66	63	60	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	63	73	76	78	76	72	72	70	69	62	59	62	64
Sun	56	57	56	57	59	65	71	72	67	64	63	60	60	60	60	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Whittier (via I-15 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 23 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 Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Whittier 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	64	110	125	111	94	81	75	68	66	66	67	67	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	60	113	124	114	97	82	77	68	66	66	71	70	67	62	62	60	58
Wed	63	107	116	115	94	81	72	67	66	67	68	67	67	61	59	58	56
Thu	63	110	117	106	87	80	73	71	68	68	72	69	68	62	60	59	56
Fri	59	81	84	80	78	77	72	70	72	74	77	75	72	66	63	60	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	63	73	76	78	76	72	72	70	69	62	59	62	64
Sun	56	57	56	57	59	65	71	72	67	64	63	60	60	60	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	110	125	111	94	81	75	68	66	66	67	67	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	60	113	124	114	97	82	77	68	66	66	71	70	67	62	62	60	58
Wed	63	107	116	115	94	81	72	67	66	67	68	67	67	61	59	58	56
Thu	63	110	117	106	87	80	73	71	68	68	72	69	68	62	60	59	56
Fri	59	81	84	80	78	77	72	70	72	74	77	75	72	66	63	60	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	63	73	76	78	76	72	72	70	69	62	59	62	64
Sun	56	57	56	57	59	65	71	72	67	64	63	60	60	60	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	110	125	111	94	81	75	68	66	66	67	67	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	60	113	124	114	97	82	77	68	66	66	71	70	67	62	62	60	58
Wed	63	107	116	115	94	81	72	67	66	67	68	67	67	61	59	58	56
Thu	63	110	117	106	87	80	73	71	68	68	72	69	68	62	60	59	56
Fri	59	81	84	80	78	77	72	70	72	74	77	75	72	66	63	60	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	63	73	76	78	76	72	72	70	69	62	59	62	64
Sun	56	57	56	57	59	65	71	72	67	64	63	60	60	60	60	60	56