Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Redlands

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Redlands 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	52	54	61	61	58	57	58	59	62	67	72	73	71	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	59	58	58	59	61	68	75	78	76	63	58	57	53
Wed	52	54	64	64	58	57	57	59	61	68	71	73	73	61	57	57	53
Thu	52	55	63	62	58	57	58	59	62	69	75	82	76	63	59	55	52
Fri	52	53	58	59	57	58	59	63	69	74	81	80	75	69	61	57	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Lake Forest to Redlands (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 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 Redlands 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 Redlands?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Redlands?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 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) · 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	52	54	61	61	58	57	58	59	62	67	72	73	71	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	59	58	58	59	61	68	75	78	76	63	58	57	53
Wed	52	54	64	64	58	57	57	59	61	68	71	73	73	61	57	57	53
Thu	52	55	63	62	58	57	58	59	62	69	75	82	76	63	59	55	52
Fri	52	53	58	59	57	58	59	63	69	74	81	80	75	69	61	57	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	61	61	58	57	58	59	62	67	72	73	71	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	59	58	58	59	61	68	75	78	76	63	58	57	53
Wed	52	54	64	64	58	57	57	59	61	68	71	73	73	61	57	57	53
Thu	52	55	63	62	58	57	58	59	62	69	75	82	76	63	59	55	52
Fri	52	53	58	59	57	58	59	63	69	74	81	80	75	69	61	57	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	61	61	58	57	58	59	62	67	72	73	71	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	64	63	59	58	58	59	61	68	75	78	76	63	58	57	53
Wed	52	54	64	64	58	57	57	59	61	68	71	73	73	61	57	57	53
Thu	52	55	63	62	58	57	58	59	62	69	75	82	76	63	59	55	52
Fri	52	53	58	59	57	58	59	63	69	74	81	80	75	69	61	57	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	58	57	55	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	52