Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Apple Valley

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-15 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Forest to Apple Valley 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	85	88	91	90	92	94	94	96	97	100	103	107	104	99	97	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	91	92	93	95	95	96	98	105	105	103	99	96	91	86
Wed	86	88	91	93	92	93	94	94	94	96	101	102	101	97	96	90	86
Thu	86	89	91	91	91	92	92	94	95	97	106	109	105	101	98	92	85
Fri	86	88	88	90	92	94	94	96	100	107	113	114	109	106	101	95	87
Sat	85	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	90	91	90	91	91	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	88	88	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Lake Forest to Apple Valley (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (17 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest to central Apple Valley 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 Forest to Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Apple Valley?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 85 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (32 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	85	88	91	90	92	94	94	96	97	100	103	107	104	99	97	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	91	92	93	95	95	96	98	105	105	103	99	96	91	86
Wed	86	88	91	93	92	93	94	94	94	96	101	102	101	97	96	90	86
Thu	86	89	91	91	91	92	92	94	95	97	106	109	105	101	98	92	85
Fri	86	88	88	90	92	94	94	96	100	107	113	114	109	106	101	95	87
Sat	85	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	90	91	90	91	91	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	88	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	88	91	90	92	94	94	96	97	100	103	107	104	99	97	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	91	92	93	95	95	96	98	105	105	103	99	96	91	86
Wed	86	88	91	93	92	93	94	94	94	96	101	102	101	97	96	90	86
Thu	86	89	91	91	91	92	92	94	95	97	106	109	105	101	98	92	85
Fri	86	88	88	90	92	94	94	96	100	107	113	114	109	106	101	95	87
Sat	85	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	90	91	90	91	91	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	88	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	88	91	90	92	94	94	96	97	100	103	107	104	99	97	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	91	92	93	95	95	96	98	105	105	103	99	96	91	86
Wed	86	88	91	93	92	93	94	94	94	96	101	102	101	97	96	90	86
Thu	86	89	91	91	91	92	92	94	95	97	106	109	105	101	98	92	85
Fri	86	88	88	90	92	94	94	96	100	107	113	114	109	106	101	95	87
Sat	85	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	90	91	90	91	91	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	88	88	85