Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South and I-5 South, usually 83 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lake Elsinore to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 68 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Lake Elsinore along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon62677477737274757785951019787736562
Tue626878817573737477889910810290776862
Wed6267787975737475799010110610390776963
Thu6268798176747679859410811210693797063
Fri62667376757579889610811411210494817164
Sat6263656771788080838788838176717064
Sun6161616365677071737475737170696963

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 Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 62 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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