Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Highland

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 57 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 58 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 Forest to Highland 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	55	57	63	63	61	61	61	63	65	70	78	82	80	67	61	60	56
Tue	55	57	67	66	62	62	61	63	64	72	82	87	82	67	62	61	56
Wed	55	57	66	67	61	61	61	62	65	73	78	81	80	65	61	60	57
Thu	55	57	65	65	61	61	62	63	65	73	81	90	82	68	62	59	56
Fri	55	57	61	62	60	61	63	67	75	79	89	88	80	73	65	61	56
Sat	55	56	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	63	63	64	64	62	61	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Lake Forest to Highland (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 11 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 Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Highland?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · 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	55	57	63	63	61	61	61	63	65	70	78	82	80	67	61	60	56
Tue	55	57	67	66	62	62	61	63	64	72	82	87	82	67	62	61	56
Wed	55	57	66	67	61	61	61	62	65	73	78	81	80	65	61	60	57
Thu	55	57	65	65	61	61	62	63	65	73	81	90	82	68	62	59	56
Fri	55	57	61	62	60	61	63	67	75	79	89	88	80	73	65	61	56
Sat	55	56	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	63	63	64	64	62	61	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	63	63	61	61	61	63	65	70	78	82	80	67	61	60	56
Tue	55	57	67	66	62	62	61	63	64	72	82	87	82	67	62	61	56
Wed	55	57	66	67	61	61	61	62	65	73	78	81	80	65	61	60	57
Thu	55	57	65	65	61	61	62	63	65	73	81	90	82	68	62	59	56
Fri	55	57	61	62	60	61	63	67	75	79	89	88	80	73	65	61	56
Sat	55	56	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	63	63	64	64	62	61	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	63	63	61	61	61	63	65	70	78	82	80	67	61	60	56
Tue	55	57	67	66	62	62	61	63	64	72	82	87	82	67	62	61	56
Wed	55	57	66	67	61	61	61	62	65	73	78	81	80	65	61	60	57
Thu	55	57	65	65	61	61	62	63	65	73	81	90	82	68	62	59	56
Fri	55	57	61	62	60	61	63	67	75	79	89	88	80	73	65	61	56
Sat	55	56	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	63	63	64	64	62	61	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	55