Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Apple Valley

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-15 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 25% 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	87	90	89	91	93	92	96	97	98	104	111	108	102	97	90	86
Tue	85	88	91	91	92	93	94	95	96	98	105	106	106	100	96	90	86
Wed	85	87	90	92	91	93	93	93	94	97	101	106	105	99	95	90	86
Thu	85	88	90	90	90	91	92	94	94	99	106	111	110	106	101	92	85
Fri	85	87	88	89	92	93	94	96	101	112	119	122	116	112	103	96	87
Sat	84	86	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	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 122 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 122 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 122 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 122 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	87	90	89	91	93	92	96	97	98	104	111	108	102	97	90	86
Tue	85	88	91	91	92	93	94	95	96	98	105	106	106	100	96	90	86
Wed	85	87	90	92	91	93	93	93	94	97	101	106	105	99	95	90	86
Thu	85	88	90	90	90	91	92	94	94	99	106	111	110	106	101	92	85
Fri	85	87	88	89	92	93	94	96	101	112	119	122	116	112	103	96	87
Sat	84	86	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	90	89	91	93	92	96	97	98	104	111	108	102	97	90	86
Tue	85	88	91	91	92	93	94	95	96	98	105	106	106	100	96	90	86
Wed	85	87	90	92	91	93	93	93	94	97	101	106	105	99	95	90	86
Thu	85	88	90	90	90	91	92	94	94	99	106	111	110	106	101	92	85
Fri	85	87	88	89	92	93	94	96	101	112	119	122	116	112	103	96	87
Sat	84	86	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	90	89	91	93	92	96	97	98	104	111	108	102	97	90	86
Tue	85	88	91	91	92	93	94	95	96	98	105	106	106	100	96	90	86
Wed	85	87	90	92	91	93	93	93	94	97	101	106	105	99	95	90	86
Thu	85	88	90	90	90	91	92	94	94	99	106	111	110	106	101	92	85
Fri	85	87	88	89	92	93	94	96	101	112	119	122	116	112	103	96	87
Sat	84	86	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	85