Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Moreno Valley

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Moreno 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	49	51	55	56	55	54	55	56	60	61	67	68	69	59	55	54	49
Tue	49	52	58	58	55	54	55	56	56	63	70	70	70	61	56	55	49
Wed	49	52	58	60	55	54	55	56	57	63	67	67	68	59	55	54	50
Thu	49	51	57	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	69	72	70	61	57	54	50
Fri	49	51	53	56	53	55	56	58	65	70	75	74	73	66	59	55	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	56	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	51	51	51	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Lake Forest to Moreno Valley (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 9 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 Moreno 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 49 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 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	49	51	55	56	55	54	55	56	60	61	67	68	69	59	55	54	49
Tue	49	52	58	58	55	54	55	56	56	63	70	70	70	61	56	55	49
Wed	49	52	58	60	55	54	55	56	57	63	67	67	68	59	55	54	50
Thu	49	51	57	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	69	72	70	61	57	54	50
Fri	49	51	53	56	53	55	56	58	65	70	75	74	73	66	59	55	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	56	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	51	51	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	55	56	55	54	55	56	60	61	67	68	69	59	55	54	49
Tue	49	52	58	58	55	54	55	56	56	63	70	70	70	61	56	55	49
Wed	49	52	58	60	55	54	55	56	57	63	67	67	68	59	55	54	50
Thu	49	51	57	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	69	72	70	61	57	54	50
Fri	49	51	53	56	53	55	56	58	65	70	75	74	73	66	59	55	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	56	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	51	51	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	55	56	55	54	55	56	60	61	67	68	69	59	55	54	49
Tue	49	52	58	58	55	54	55	56	56	63	70	70	70	61	56	55	49
Wed	49	52	58	60	55	54	55	56	57	63	67	67	68	59	55	54	50
Thu	49	51	57	58	55	54	55	56	58	62	69	72	70	61	57	54	50
Fri	49	51	53	56	53	55	56	58	65	70	75	74	73	66	59	55	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	56	54	53	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	51	51	51	53	49