Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Yorba Linda 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	37	56	66	65	55	44	41	40	40	40	40	38	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	37	58	73	69	58	46	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	38	36
Wed	37	54	66	66	55	47	41	40	40	41	41	39	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	36	56	66	61	51	45	41	41	41	41	43	40	38	37	37	37	35
Fri	36	46	47	48	45	42	41	42	42	43	44	43	43	41	40	38	35
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	40	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	41	41	38
Sun	35	36	35	36	38	41	42	43	42	42	41	39	38	39	38	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to Yorba Linda (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to Yorba Linda?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	56	66	65	55	44	41	40	40	40	40	38	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	37	58	73	69	58	46	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	38	36
Wed	37	54	66	66	55	47	41	40	40	41	41	39	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	36	56	66	61	51	45	41	41	41	41	43	40	38	37	37	37	35
Fri	36	46	47	48	45	42	41	42	42	43	44	43	43	41	40	38	35
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	40	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	41	41	38
Sun	35	36	35	36	38	41	42	43	42	42	41	39	38	39	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	56	66	65	55	44	41	40	40	40	40	38	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	37	58	73	69	58	46	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	38	36
Wed	37	54	66	66	55	47	41	40	40	41	41	39	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	36	56	66	61	51	45	41	41	41	41	43	40	38	37	37	37	35
Fri	36	46	47	48	45	42	41	42	42	43	44	43	43	41	40	38	35
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	40	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	41	41	38
Sun	35	36	35	36	38	41	42	43	42	42	41	39	38	39	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	56	66	65	55	44	41	40	40	40	40	38	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	37	58	73	69	58	46	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	38	36
Wed	37	54	66	66	55	47	41	40	40	41	41	39	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	36	56	66	61	51	45	41	41	41	41	43	40	38	37	37	37	35
Fri	36	46	47	48	45	42	41	42	42	43	44	43	43	41	40	38	35
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	40	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	41	41	38
Sun	35	36	35	36	38	41	42	43	42	42	41	39	38	39	38	38	35